Joshua 14:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.”

Joshua 14:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 14:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 14:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.”

Joshua 14:2 — World English Bible

Joshua 14:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. ”

Joshua 14:2 — American Standard Version

Joshua 14:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“by lot <FI>is<Fi> their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine of the tribes, and the half of the tribe;”

Joshua 14:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 14:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“their inheritance was by lot, as Jehovah had commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and the half tribe. ”

Joshua 14:2 — Darby Translation

Joshua 14:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“By the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue to the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe.”

Joshua 14:2 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 14:2 in Context — Joshua 14

1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

2 By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.

4 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.

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What Does Joshua 14:2 Mean?

Joshua 14:2 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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