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Joshua 17:5

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

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 5

The half tribe of Manasseh comes next to be provided for; and here we have, I. The families of that tribe that were to be portioned (Jos 17:1-6). II. The country that fell to their lot (Jos 17:7-13). III. The joint request of the two tribes that descended from Joseph, for the enlargement of their lot, and Joshua's answer to that request (Jos 17:14-18).

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Strong's Concordancev. 5

נָפַל (nâphal, H5307) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or… עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser, H6235) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) חֶבֶל (chebel, H2256) — a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or… מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh, H4519) — Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) גִּלְעָד (Gilʻâd, H1568) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites בָּשָׁן (Bâshân, H1316) — Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan עֵבֶר (ʻêber, H5676) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on… יַרְדֵּן (Yardên, H3383) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine

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Joshua 17:14rank 2

Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

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