Study it in the app“These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the sons of Israel gave as inheritances by lot in Shiloh before YHWH, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And they finished dividing the land.”
Theseאֵלֶּהarethe inheritancesהַנְּחָלֹתthatאֲשֶׁרEleazarאֶלְעָזָרthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nun,נוּןand the headsוְרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתof the tribesלְמַטּוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgave as inheritancesנִחֲלוּby lotבְּגוֹרָלin ShilohבְּשִׁלֹהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting.מוֹעֵדAnd they finishedוַיְכַלּוּdividingמֵחַלֵּקthe land.הָאָרֶץ
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nechalot” appearsEleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appearsJoshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yhoshua” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appearsNun
Nun, the father of Joshua.
Where else “nun” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “matot” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsapportion
To distribute the land as an inheritance among those who will receive it.
Where else “nichalu” appearslot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appearsShiloh
See it on the mapWhere else “shilo” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsentrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appearstabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appearsmeeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appearsfinish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “yechalu” appearsdivide
To give each one their part.
Where else “chalek” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsShiloh
Today: Khirbet Seilun (Tel Shiloh), West Bank
A town in the hills of Ephraim, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Jerusalem.
The tabernacle stood there in the days of Joshua and Eli (Josh 18:1; 1 Sam 1:3). Hannah prayed there, and Samuel was born (1 Sam 1:9-20).
50According to the command of YHWH they gave him the city that he asked for, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city and lived in it.
51 · This verse (above)
