Joshua 14:4

For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. They gave no portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their livestock and for their property.

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WEBBE

For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. They gave no portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for their livestock and for their property.

BSB

The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

KJV

For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.

ASV

For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.

BBE

Because the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave the Levites no part in the land, only towns for their living-places, with the grass-lands for their cattle and for their property.

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כִּי־ ki- for H3588 הָיוּ ha·yu they were H1961 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] descendants of H1121 יוֹסֵף yo·sef Joseph H3130 שְׁנֵי she·nei two H8147 מַטּוֹת ma·tot tribes H4294 מְנַשֶּׁה me·na·sheh Manasseh H4519 וְאֶפְרָיִם ve·'ef·ra·yim and Ephraim H669 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 נָתְנוּ na·te·nu people gave H5414 חֵלֶק che·lek a portion H2506 לַלְוִיִּם lal·vi·yim to the Levites H3881 בָּאָרֶץ ba·'a·retz in the land H776 כִּי ki that H3588 אִם־ 'im- except H518 עָרִים 'a·rim cities H5892 לָשֶׁבֶת la·she·vet to dwell in H3427 וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם u·mig·re·shei·hem and pasture lands their H4054 לְמִקְנֵיהֶם le·mik·nei·hem for livestock their H4735 וּלְקִנְיָנָם u·le·kin·ya·nam and for possession[s] their H7075

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

The Israelites must occupy the new conquests. Canaan would have been subdued in vain, if it had not been inhabited. Yet every man might not go and settle where he pleased. God shall choose our inheritance for us. Let us survey our heritage of present mercy, our prospect for the land of promise, eternal in the heavens. Is God any respecter of persons? Is it not better that our place, as to earthly good or sorrow, should be determined by the infinite wisdom of our heavenly Father, than by our own ignorance? Should not those for whom the great mystery of godliness was exhibited, those whose redemption was purchased by Jesus Christ, thankfully refer their earthly concerns to his appointment?

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JosephEphraimManasseh

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IsraelCitiesSuburbs

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.