Joshua 17:5
New International Version
Manasseh’s share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,

New Living Translation
As a result, Manasseh’s total allocation came to ten parcels of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan across the Jordan River,

English Standard Version
Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,

Berean Standard Bible
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,

Berean Literal Bible
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan that was on the other side of the Jordan,

King James Bible
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;

New King James Version
Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan,

New American Standard Bible
So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

NASB 1995
Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

NASB 1977
Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

Amplified Bible
So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan [on the east side of the river],

Berean Annotated Bible
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh (causing to forget), in addition to the land of Gilead (rocky region) and Bashan (fruitful) beyond the Jordan (flowing down),

Christian Standard Bible
As a result, ten tracts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As a result, 10 tracts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan,

American Standard Version
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;

English Revised Version
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond Jordan;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ten portions of land went to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan River.

Good News Translation
This is why Manasseh received ten shares in addition to Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan,

International Standard Version
That is why ten allotments fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan River,

NET Bible
Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,

New Heart English Bible
Ten parts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;

Webster's Bible Translation
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of Jordan;
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,

World English Bible
Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And ten portions fall [to] Manasseh, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [are] beyond the Jordan;

Berean Literal Bible
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan that was on the other side of the Jordan,

Young's Literal Translation
And ten portions fall to Manasseh, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan;

Smith's Literal Translation
And there will fall ten portions of Manasseh, besides from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is from beyond Jordan;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Galaad and Basan beyond the Jordan.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And by lot, there fell ten portions to Manasseh, aside from the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan.

New American Bible
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,

New Revised Standard Version
Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Mathnin, which were on the other side of the Jordan;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And ten allotments fell to Menasheh, aside from the land of Gelad and of Mathnin that are at the crossing of Jordan
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And their lot fell to them from Anassa, and to the plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.

Additional Translations ...



Context
Manasseh's Inheritance
4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD. 5Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan, 6because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.…

Cross References
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh,

Numbers 26:54-56
Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. / Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. / Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Joshua 18:10
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan

Deuteronomy 3:13-15
To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. / To Machir I gave Gilead,

Joshua 13:29-31
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh: / The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities; / half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.

Numbers 32:33
So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
beyond the Jordan,

Deuteronomy 3:20
until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”

Joshua 22:4
And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.

Numbers 32:19-20
Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.” / Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
Numbers 26:52-56
Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. …

Joshua 13:7
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

Joshua 14:1-5
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. …

Joshua 18:5-10
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north. / When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God. / The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.” …

Joshua 19:51
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

Genesis 48:5-6
And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. / Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.

Numbers 34:13-15
So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes. / For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. / These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”


Treasury of Scripture

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;

Joshua 17:2,3,14
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families…

beside

Joshua 13:29-31
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families…

Numbers 32:30-42
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan…

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Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh,

Manasseh received ten allotted portions west of the Jordan, including inheritance for the families descended through Zelophehad’s daughters. These portions were added to the tribe’s earlier holdings east of the river.

Num 26:54-56 Increase the inheritance for a large tribe…
Jos 14:2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine tribes…
Jos 18:10 And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD…

in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan

Gilead and Bashan had been given to the eastern half of Manasseh after Israel’s conquest of those fertile regions. Their pasturelands, cities, and strategic position made Manasseh’s inheritance especially extensive.

Deu 3:13-15 To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead…
Jos 13:29-31 This is what Moses had given to the clans…
Num 32:33 So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites…

beyond the Jordan,

Manasseh was settled on both sides of the Jordan, with one half dwelling in the eastern territories and the other receiving land within Canaan.

Deu 3:20 until the LORD gives rest to your brothers…
Jos 22:4 And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest…
Num 32:19-20 Yet we will not have an inheritance with them…

Persons / Places / Events
1. Manasseh
One of the tribes of Israel, descended from Manasseh, the firstborn son of Joseph. The tribe was divided into two half-tribes, one on each side of the Jordan River.

2. Gilead
A region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and fertile land. It was part of the inheritance given to the half-tribe of Manasseh.

3. Bashan
Another region east of the Jordan, known for its rich pastures and strong cities. It was also part of the inheritance for the half-tribe of Manasseh.

4. Jordan River
A significant geographical boundary in the Bible, separating the land of Canaan from the territories east of the river.

5. Joshua
The leader of Israel after Moses, responsible for leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and distributing the land among the tribes.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises
The division of the land among the tribes of Israel demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the inheritance of the land.

The Importance of Obedience and Trust
The tribes' willingness to settle in their allotted territories reflects their obedience to God's plan and trust in His provision.

Unity and Diversity in God's People
The division of land shows both the unity of the nation of Israel and the diversity of its tribes, each with unique roles and responsibilities.

The Significance of Inheritance
The concept of inheritance in the Bible is not only about land but also about spiritual heritage and the blessings passed down through generations.

Stewardship of God's Gifts
The land given to the tribes was a gift from God, and they were called to steward it wisely, reflecting our responsibility to manage the resources God entrusts to us.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Joshua 17:5?

2. How does Joshua 17:5 demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises?

3. What can we learn about God's provision from "ten shares fell to Manasseh"?

4. How does Joshua 17:5 connect to God's covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15?

5. In what ways should we trust God's timing, as seen in Joshua 17:5?

6. How can we apply the principle of divine inheritance in our daily lives?

7. How does Joshua 17:5 reflect God's promise to the tribes of Israel?

8. What historical evidence supports the land allotment described in Joshua 17:5?

9. Why was the tribe of Manasseh given additional land in Joshua 17:5?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Joshua 17?


Verse 5. - And there fell ten portions. Literally, and the measured portions of Manasseh fell ten (in number). It will be observed that the descendants of Manasseh, exclusive of Hepher, are five in number. These, with the five portions allotted to the family of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, made up ten.

Joshua 17:5 records that Manasseh received ten precise portions west of the Jordan in addition to its earlier eastern holdings of Gilead and Bashan. The verse confirms God’s meticulous faithfulness: He honors prior commitments (the daughters of Zelophehad), multiplies blessings (territory on both riverbanks), and unites His people across natural divides.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Thus ten
עֲשָׂרָ֑ה (‘ă·śā·rāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

shares
חַבְלֵֽי־ (ḥaḇ·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

fell
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (way·yip·pə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

to Manasseh,
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

in addition to
לְבַ֞ד (lə·ḇaḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

the land
מֵאֶ֤רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Gilead
הַגִּלְעָד֙ (hag·gil·‘āḏ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites

and Bashan
וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן (wə·hab·bā·šān)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan

beyond
מֵעֵ֥בֶר (mê·‘ê·ḇer)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side

the Jordan,
לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (lay·yar·dên)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine


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OT History: Joshua 17:5 Ten parts fell to Manasseh besides (Josh. Jos)

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