Joshua 16:4

Joshua 16:4 Meaning and Explanation

So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

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The two tribes descended from Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, receive and take possession of their inheritance.

What Does Joshua 16:4 Mean?

Joseph, sold into Egypt by his brothers, had received from Jacob a double portion through his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, each counted as a tribe in Israel. Here that long-promised blessing comes to ground as both tribes take hold of their land.

What was spoken over a dying man's bedside in Egypt is now soil beneath their feet. The boy cast into a pit became the father of two tribes settled in the land of promise. God's purposes outlast every injustice and every delay; what He intends for good, He carries through to the end, turning even old wounds into wide inheritance.

Joshua 16:4 in the Original Language

Yoseph (יוֹסֵף), 'Joseph' -- the name carries the sense of 'may he add,' fitting for the father whose line was doubled into two tribes.

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The two tribes descended from Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, receive and take possession of their inheritance.

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