Joshua 18:7

But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Levites	לַלְוִיִּם֙ lal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
part	חֵ֤לֶק Che.lek	H2506	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
among	בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם be.kir.be.Khem	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
priesthood	כְהֻנַּ֥ת khe.hu.Nat	H3550	priesthood · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
inheritance	נַחֲלָת֑וֹ na.cha.la.To	H5159	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Gad	וְגָ֡ד ve.Gad	H1410	Gad · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Reuben	וּרְאוּבֵ֡ן u.re.'u.Ven	H7205	Reuben · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
half	וַחֲצִי֩ va.cha.Tzi	H2677	the half or middle · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
tribe	שֵׁ֨בֶט She.vet	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה ham.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · definite article + noun, gentilic both genders singular absolute
received	לָקְח֣וּ la.ke.Chu	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
inheritance	נַחֲלָתָ֗ם na.cha.la.Tam	H5159	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
beyond	מֵעֵ֤בֶר me.'E.ver	H5676	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jordan	לַיַּרְדֵּן֙ lai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
east	מִזְרָ֔חָה miz.Ra.chah	H4217	sunrise · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֖ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
servant	עֶ֥בֶד 'E.ved	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
gave	נָתַ֣ן na.Tan	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Joshua 13:33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
Numbers 18:20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and…
Joshua 13:8-31 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the s…
Numbers 18:23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ev…
Numbers 32:29-41 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, befor…
Deuteronomy 3:12-17 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave…
Deuteronomy 10:9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
Deuteronomy 18:1-2 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:2-10

Here, I. Joshua reproves those tribes which were yet unsettled that they did not bestir themselves to gain a settlement in the land which God had given them. Seven tribes were yet unprovided for, though sure of an inheritance, yet uncertain where it should be, and it seems in no great care about it, Jos 18:2. And with them Joshua reasons (Jos 18:3): How long are you slack? 1. They were too well pleased with their present condition, liked well enough to live in a body together, the more the merrier, and, like the Babel-builders, had no mind to be scattered abroad and break good company. The spoil of the cities they had taken served them to live plentifully upon for the present, and they banis…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:4

Give out from among you three men for each tribe--Though the lot determined the part of the country where each tribe was to be located, it could not determine the extent of territory which might be required; and the dissatisfaction of the children of Joseph with the alleged smallness of their possession gave reason to fear that complaints might arise from other quarters, unless precautions were taken to make a proper distribution of the land. For this purpose a commission was given to twenty-one persons--three chosen from each of the seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance, to make an accurate survey of the country.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:7

The priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance - We have already seen that the priests and Levites had the sacrifices, oblations tithes, first-fruits, redemption-money of the firstborn, etc., for their inheritance; they had no landed possessions in Israel; the Lord was their portion.

John Gill on Joshua 18:7

But the Levites have no part among you,.... And so needed not to send any men out of their tribe to measure the land on their account, and is a reason why the remaining part of the land was to be divided into seven parts only: for the priesthood of the Lord is his inheritance; not only the office, but what appertained to it, all the perquisites of it, the tithes, firstfruits, parts of the sacrifices, &c. see Joshua 13:14, and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them; and so had no share in the division of the land of Canaan, being sufficiently provided for.

Dictionary and topics

Shiloh — Generally understood as denoting the Messiah, “the peaceful one,” as the word signifies (Gen. 49:10). The Vulgate Version translates the word, “he who is to be sent,” in allusion to the Messiah; the…
Reubenites · 32; — 32;
Sciences · Surveying — Surveying
Shiloh · .Tabernacle lo — .Tabernacle lo

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 18:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:2-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:4

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:7

John Gill on Joshua 18:7

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 18:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:2-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:4

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:7

John Gill on Joshua 18:7

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 18:1-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 18:2-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 18:7

Rashi on Joshua 18:6