Joshua 17:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ They came before the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, ‘The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our male relatives.’ So they gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the Lord’s instruction.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ They came before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the leaders and said, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance with our brethren. So according to the Lord's command, Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father's brethren.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

Common English Bible

⁴ The daughters approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua, Nun’s son, and the leaders. They said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us a legacy along with our male relatives.” So in agreement with the LORD’s command, they were given a legacy along with their uncles.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And they went before the sight of Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying: "The Lord instructed by the hand of Moses that a possession ought to be given to us, in the midst of our brothers." And so, he gave to them, in accord with the order of the Lord, a possession in the midst of the brothers of their father.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And they came in the presence of Eleazar the priest and of Josue the son of Nun, and of the princes, saying: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that a possession should be given us in the midst of our brethren. And he gave them according to the commandment of the Lord a possession amongst the brethren of their father.

Joshua 17:4 Cross References

Numbers 27:1

The daughters of Zelophehad approached; Zelophehad was the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh from the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 27:4

Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father’s brothers.’

Numbers 36:10

The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Galatians 3:28

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free,  male and female;  since you are all one  in Christ Jesus.

Joshua 14:1

The Israelites received these portions that the priest Eleazar,  Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.

Joshua 17:5

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

Joshua 21:1

The Levite family heads approached the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.