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Joshua 19

Joshua 19:50

Joshua’s Inheritance · Joshua 19:49–51
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Translations

Modern
…as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
Traditional
According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath–serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
Literal
According to the word of YHWH they gave to him the city that he requested, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built the city and dwelt in it.
Latin
…juxta præceptum Domini, urbem quam postulavit Thamnath Saraa in monte Ephraim: et ædificavit civitatem, habitavitque in ea.

Original

Hebrew
English
…as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

Notes

Joshua 19:49–50

The land given to Joshua ends the section about dividing land among the tribes of Israel (see study note on 14:1–19:51).

Joshua 14:1–19:51

  • The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.

  • The one narrating the story begins this section with Caleb receiving land and ends with Joshua receiving land (14:6–15; 19:49–51). Only Caleb and Joshua had shown faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Numbers 13:30; 14:6–9).

Joshua 13:1–21:45

  • As he had promised, God brought Israel into the land. Joshua then focused on dividing the land among Israel's tribes.

  • The tribal allowances made the covenant of the Israelites with God real. It showed the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since God owned the land, giving it to the tribes was a gift. God gave them the land to live in and guided its distribution.

  • In these lists of tribal allowances, the author describes some borders in great detail, allowing them to be mapped. With others, they are less plainly defined.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Inheriting the Land

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel

Places

Timnath-heres: Town allotted to Joshua, where he was buried

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Shiloh Timnath-heres, Timnath-serah Token Tribe of Dan

Topics

Joshua: Also Called Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea: His Portion of the Land Thankfulness: The Israelites, to Joshua Timnath-Serah: Given to Joshua