Joshua is old, and much land remains to be possessed; the inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh beyond the Jordan is recounted; to Levi no portion is given — Hashem is his inheritance.
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Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Hashem said to him: ‘You are old and well stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.
verse value 4512
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 67 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֜ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "went·in" (בָּ֖א, 2 letters) and the longest is "very·much" (הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹ֖ד, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 257: and·said, very·much. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "you·are·old" (זָקַ֙נְתָּה֙), "you·went·in" (בָּ֣אתָ), "was·remained" (נִשְׁאֲרָ֥ה). The root זקן appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 217x in Joshua); "and·said" (root אמר, 140x in Joshua); "and·Joshua" (root יהושע, 125x in Joshua). First appearance of the root רבה ("very·much") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·days', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 11 words.
Rashi
And there remained much land. From what I said to Abraham, there remained to inherit it which was not conquered.
Ralbag
And it is mentioned that Joshua was old, well advanced in years, and the land remained very much to be inherited. And it was not possible for him, because of his old age, to complete the war with the remaining kings. And he was commanded from God to divide it to Israel as an inheritance, as if they captured it all -- that is to say, to the nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh. For the two tribes and a half took their portion beyond the Jordan. But to the tribe of Levi no inheritance was given, as is said in the Torah. But they gave to the Levites in the land cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle and their possessions, as God commanded Moses in the Torah.
Metzudat David
An elder who has come in his days. "Elder" refers to the tangible, visible language of people, manifested in a person by whitening hair and wrinkling of the face; and sometimes it comes prematurely, before its time. Therefore, he explained and said "who has come in his days," meaning that he has come in his proper time, according to the days.
A very great amount. And you will not be able to conquer it all in your lifetime.
This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites;
verse value 3634
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 37 letters. The shortest word is "this" (זֹ֥את, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·the·Geshurite" (וְכׇל־הַגְּשׁוּרִֽי, 9 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "remained" (הַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶת), "all·the·regions·of" (כׇּל־גְּלִיל֥וֹת), "Philistine" (הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·all·the·Geshurite" (root כל, 96x in Joshua); "earth" (root ארץ, 95x in Joshua); "this" (root זאת, 29x in Joshua). First appearance of the root גליל ("all·the·regions·of") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'remained', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 3 words. Full calculation: זֹ֥את [this] (408) + הָאָ֖רֶץ [earth] (296) + הַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶת [remained] (956) + כׇּל־גְּלִיל֥וֹת [all·the·regions·of] (529) + הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים [Philistine] (865) + וְכׇל־הַגְּשׁוּרִֽי [and·all·the·Geshurite] (580) = 3634.
Rashi
"Districts." 'Marka' in Old French.
Radak
Galil (districts). Like a border or like a province, and so too “the Galilee of the Nations.”
Metzudat Zion
גְּלִילֹת (gelil'ot, regions). Districts.
Malbim
"All the districts." In this verse, [the text] enumerates what remained in the southern region from east to west, [indicating] that they did not conquer it in its entirety.
"And the Avvim." They too remained.
from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward—which is counted to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, and the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite; also the Avvim
verse value 7718
Insights
Verse structure: 19 words, 101 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "from·Shihor" (מִֽן־הַשִּׁיח֞וֹר, 8 letters). 10 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "from·Shihor" (מִֽן־הַשִּׁיח֞וֹר), "to·the·Canaanite" (לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י), "it·is·reckoned" (תֵּחָשֵׁ֑ב). 17 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "upon·face" (root פנים, 91x in Joshua); "border" (root גבול, 84x in Joshua). First appearance of the root עקרון ("Ekron") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'it·is·reckoned', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 9 words.
Rashi
From the Shihor. It is the Nile, it is the river of Egypt, it is near the boundary of the southwestern corner of the Land of Israel, as it says in Eleh Ha-Massei (Numbers 34:5). And we learned here that Joshua did not conquer in his lifetime the entire southern border except from the wilderness of Zin, which is the smooth mountain going up to Seir, even to the Nile, which is the boundary of Gaza mentioned above from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza.
And unto the border of Ekron northward. The Ekronite dwells by the sea, and it extends to the north side more than the others.
It shall be as the land of the Canaanite. From the land of the Canaanite which I gave to Abraham it is.
The five lords of the Philistines, etc. It is the end of the complete border even to the Great Sea that is in the west.
The Gazite and the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, etc. He counts six lords, and from their beginning he called them five. R. Yonatan said (Chullin 60b): their idonrikei (officials) were five, the important ones were five, for the Avvite is not counted among the important lords. And there is another explanation: the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, and the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite, they are five. And there remains to conquer the land of the Avvites who are not among the Philistines.
Radak
"From the Shihor." This is the Nile, the river of Egypt, and it is at the southwest corner of the Land of Israel, which Joshua did not conquer along the entire southern border; rather, [he reached] from the Wilderness of Zin — that is Mount Halak, which ascends to Seir — until the Nile. This is the border of Gaza mentioned above: from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza.
"The five lords of the Philistines." This completes the border, [extending] to the Great Sea in the west; and the term "seranim" means princes.
“Five of their commanders.” And the Avvim mentioned at the end of the verse are not included in this count. Yet in the words of our Sages of blessed memory, six commanders are enumerated. Initially, He called them five. Rabbi Yochanan said: Their “Idonrikai” were five. The explanation of “Idonrikai” is that the prominent ones among them were five, and the Avvim were not among the prominent commanders. Furthermore, in their teachings it is stated that the Avvim came from the south, and they linked this matter to the subsequent verse.
Metzudat David
It shall be counted as belonging to the Canaanite. But have I not given the land of the Canaanite to Israel?
"And the Avvim." They are not Philistines.
Metzudat Zion
"הַשִּׁיחוֹר" (ha-Shichor). The name of the river.
Sarnei. The matter of dominion:
on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Zidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
verse value 2773
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 48 letters. The shortest word is "until" (עַ֖ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "to·the·Sidonians" (לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים, 7 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "from·south" (מִתֵּימָ֞ן), "and·Mearah" (וּמְעָרָ֛ה), "to·the·Sidonians" (לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "all·land" (root ארץ, 95x in Joshua); "border" (root גבול, 84x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'until·Aphek', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 3 words. Full calculation: מִתֵּימָ֞ן [from·south] (540) + כׇּל־אֶ֣רֶץ [all·land] (341) + הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י [Canaanite] (205) + וּמְעָרָ֛ה [and·Mearah] (321) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים [to·the·Sidonians] (234) + עַד־אֲפֵ֑קָה [until·Aphek] (260) + עַ֖ד [until] (74) + גְּב֥וּל [border] (41) + הָאֱמֹרִֽי [Amorite] (256) = 2773.
Rashi
From the south, all the land of the Canaanite. The first verse counted from the southern side from east to west, and this one counts the width of that corner remaining to be conquered, how much it is from south to north.
From the south, all the land of the Canaanite. This 'from the south' is Mearah of the Sidonians, until Aphek, until the Amorite.
Radak
“From the south.” And according to the simple meaning of the verse, “from the south” means from the south, namely, from the southern side remained all the land of the Canaanite.
Malbim
"From the south." Now he reckons from south to north on the western side:
and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;
verse value 3478
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 52 letters. The shortest word is "until" (עַ֖ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·all·Lebanon" (וְכׇל־הַלְּבָנוֹן֙, 9 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "the·Gebalite" (הַגִּבְלִ֗י), "and·all·Lebanon" (וְכׇל־הַלְּבָנוֹן֙), "Hamath" (חֲמָֽת). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·all·Lebanon" (root כל, 96x in Joshua); "and·the·land" (root ארץ, 95x in Joshua); "until" (root עד, 50x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'hill·Hermon', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 3 words. Full calculation: וְהָאָ֣רֶץ [and·the·land] (302) + הַגִּבְלִ֗י [the·Gebalite] (50) + וְכׇל־הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ [and·all·Lebanon] (199) + מִזְרַ֣ח [place·of·sunrise] (255) + הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ [sun] (645) + מִבַּ֣עַלגָּ֔ד [from·Baal-gad] (149) + תַּ֖חַת [under] (808) + הַר־חֶרְמ֑וֹן [hill·Hermon] (509) + עַ֖ד [until] (74) + לְב֥וֹא [to·Lebo] (39) + חֲמָֽת [Hamath] (448) = 3478.
Rashi
"And the land of the Gebalite, and all the Lebanon, toward the rising of the sun." And in the eastern border, there remained to be conquered in the northern corner all of Lebanon, from Baal Gad to the end of the border, and in width from east to west until reaching Hamath. This is the entire northern border, for Hamath is located in the northwest corner, as it is stated in the list of journeys (Numbers 34:8).
Radak
And the land of the Gebalite. It is lacking the construct noun, and its proper form should be "the land, [i.e.] the land of the Gebalite"; and so too, "the ark, [i.e.] the ark of the covenant."
Malbim
"And the land." Now he reckons the northern boundary, from east to west.
"Until Lebo-hamath." Which is in the northwest:
all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, even all the Zidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel; only allot you it to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
verse value 5817
Insights
Verse structure: 17 words, 84 letters. The shortest word is "only" (רַ֠ק, 2 letters) and the longest is "from·Lebanon" (מִֽן־הַלְּבָנ֞וֹן, 8 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "from·Lebanon" (מִֽן־הַלְּבָנ֞וֹן), "to·Misrephoth" (עַד־מִשְׂרְפֹ֥ת), "all·the·Sidonians" (כׇּל־צִ֣ידֹנִ֔ים). The root ישראל appears 2 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "as" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "son" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "Israel" (root ישראל, 112x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Israel', dividing the verse into phrases of 11 and 6 words.
Rashi
"I will dispossess them." After your death:
Apportion it to Israel as an inheritance. And afterward, each tribe conquered that which had fallen to its lot.
Ralbag
And it is mentioned that the children of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, for the Tabernacle was there then. And for this Joshua was there. And they came there with Caleb for his honor, for he was a prince over them. And what indicates this is that he alone spoke with Joshua. And we learned from his statement: 'Forty-five years it has been since the Lord spoke this word to Moses' -- that seven years was the time of the conquest of the land, as our Sages of blessed memory mentioned. And that is: in the second year of the children of Israel's leaving the land of Egypt, Israel was numbered, as is mentioned in the portion of Bamidbar Sinai. And after their numbering, Moses sent the spies. And since the time of Moses standing before Pharaoh until the day of his death was forty years, for he was eighty years old when he stood before Pharaoh -- then remained from the time the spies came until the day of his death thirty-eight, and more than this from what remained of the second year. And for this it is fitting to understand that what is said in the Torah that they would stand forty years for the sin of the spies -- he attributed the word 'until,' and it is thirty-nine years. And for this it is clear that from the time of the death of Moses our teacher, peace be upon him, until Caleb said this statement, there were five years and part of the seventh year. And since this conquest was not completed until after this -- and that is: after Caleb captured Hebron, it is mentioned that the land was at rest from war -- then it is clear that the years of the conquest can be seven years. And our Sages of blessed memory already mentioned that the years of the division were also seven years. And I do not know for this a complete proof. And it appears that they received this by tradition.
Metzudat David
"I will drive them out." After your death, I will drive them out before them.
“Hefilah.” Cast the lot among them concerning what they had already conquered and what they had not yet conquered, and each tribe was to conquer its portion.
"As I commanded you." Just as it is written (Deuteronomy 3:28), "Command Joshua, etc."—He shall cause them to inherit.
Malbim
"Only you shall allot it to Israel, etc., as a portion." Above (12:7) it said, "And Joshua gave [it] to the tribes of Israel as an inheritance," and here it says "a portion." For there is a difference between "inheritance" (yerushah) and "portion" (nachalah): "inheritance" denotes the transfer of dominion, that it goes out from the dominion of one to the dominion of another; whereas "portion" denotes that which one bequeaths to his descendants. Therefore, above, where it recounts what was conquered, it said that it was given as an "inheritance," for then it was transferred from the dominion of the Canaanite to the dominion of Israel (and there it could not have said that it was cast by lot as a "portion," for the lot had not yet been cast to know who would be the heir and who the bequeather). And here, where it had not yet been conquered, it could not be called by the name "inheritance," but rather it said it was cast by lot as a "portion," so that each one would know his portion.
"And I will dispossess them." This teaches that they were removed from the dominion of the Canaanite and came under the dominion of Israel.
"As I have commanded you." For He said to him (above 1:6), "For you shall cause this people to inherit the land," and in this statement was not included the idea that he should dispossess them, meaning, that he should dispossess the Canaanite; rather, that he should allot to each one his portion.
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.’
verse value 4220
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 46 letters. The shortest word is "divide" (חַלֵּ֞ק, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·land" (אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ, 6 letters). The root שבט appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·land" (root ארץ, 95x in Joshua); "in·inheritance" (root נחלה, 50x in Joshua); "Manasseh" (root מנשה, 42x in Joshua). First appearance of the root תשע ("to·the·nine") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·tribes', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 3 words. Full calculation: וְעַתָּ֗ה [now] (481) + חַלֵּ֞ק [divide] (138) + אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ [the·land] (697) + הַזֹּ֛את [this] (413) + בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה [in·inheritance] (95) + לְתִשְׁעַ֣ת [to·the·nine] (1200) + הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים [the·tribes] (366) + וַֽחֲצִ֖י [and·half·of] (114) + הַשֵּׁ֥בֶט [rod] (316) + הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה [Manasseh] (400) = 4220.
Metzudat David
"And now, divide." This means that initially, the land was divided into nine and a half portions, corresponding to the number of tribes that were to inherit it, and only afterward were lots cast to determine which portion would go to whom.
With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Hashem gave them;
verse value 4857
Insights
Verse structure: 18 words, 70 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָֽה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "with" (עִמּ֗וֹ, 3 letters) and the longest is "Reubenite" (הָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 500: gave, gave. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "Reubenite" (הָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙), "and·the·Gadites" (וְהַגָּדִ֔י). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 217x in Joshua); "gave" (root נתן, 86x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'their·inheritance', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 13 words.
Rashi
With him, the Reubenite and the Gadite. With the first half of Manasseh, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad took their inheritance.
Radak
"With him, the Reubenite and the Gadite." [Meaning] with the other half of the tribe of Manasseh. It says "with him," and even though it had not mentioned them [explicitly], since it had mentioned the other half, it said "with him" as if it had mentioned them.
Metzudat David
“With him.” This means that since the second half of the tribe of Manasseh joined the Reubenites and Gadites in taking their portion of the inheritance (and although the second half of the tribe of Manasseh was not mentioned above, nevertheless he said “with him” because he had already mentioned the first half), as Moses gave it to them—this refers back to “they took their inheritance”—and he means to say: from that time, when Moses gave it to them, they took that inheritance and were satisfied with it. Therefore, the matter stands firm, and they are not to be given anything more in this crossing over.
Malbim
“With him.” This means that it was not necessary to divide the land for them anew; and the term “with him” refers to the other half of the tribe of Manasseh.
"For they took their inheritance, which [Moses] had given, etc.… as he had given, etc.": This means that they took it according to the division that Moses had given them, and it was not divided in any other manner by Joshua. And he explains what is stated, "they took their inheritance, which [Moses] had given": it is [the list beginning] "from Aroer," etc., as he enumerated up to verse 15. And what is stated, "as he had given," he explains the manner of the division: "And Moses gave to the tribe of Reuben…" (verse 15), "to the tribe of Gad…" (verse 24), "to half the tribe of Manasseh…" (verse 29).
from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the table-land from Medeba to Dibon;
verse value 4489
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 58 letters. Verse gematria: 4489 = 67². The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁר֩, 3 letters) and the longest is "upon·lip·torrent" (עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "Medeba" (מֵידְבָ֖א), "until·Dibon" (עַד־דִּיבֽוֹן). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "and·the·city" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua); "and·all·the·level·ground" (root כל, 96x in Joshua). Full calculation: מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר [from·Aroer] (586) + אֲשֶׁר֩ [that] (501) + עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל [upon·lip·torrent] (968) + אַרְנ֜וֹן [Arnon] (307) + וְהָעִ֨יר [and·the·city] (291) + אֲשֶׁ֧ר [that] (501) + בְּתוֹךְ־הַנַּ֛חַל [in·midst·of·the·torrent] (521) + וְכׇל־הַמִּישֹׁ֥ר [and·all·the·level·ground] (611) + מֵידְבָ֖א [Medeba] (57) + עַד־דִּיבֽוֹן [until·Dibon] (146) = 4489.
Rashi
From Aroer, which is on the brink of the ravine of Arnon, and from the city that is in the midst of the ravine. He counts and goes on all the land beyond the Jordan. And after that he explains the boundary of each tribe and tribe and Moses gave to the tribe so-and-so and so-and-so.
Metzudat Zion
הַמִּישֹׁר (ha-mishor, the plain). A straight and level place.
all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei—the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim— for these did Moses smite, and drove them out.
verse value 5807
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 64 letters. The shortest word is "Og" (עוֹג֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "all·kingdom" (כׇּל־מַמְלְכ֥וּת, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "that·reigned" (אֲשֶׁר־מָלַ֥ךְ), "remained" (נִשְׁאַר֙), "and·drove·them·out" (וַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם). 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that·reigned" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "all·kingdom" (root כל, 96x in Joshua); "you" (root הוא, 77x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·in·Edrei', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 7 words. Full calculation: כׇּל־מַמְלְכ֥וּת [all·kingdom] (586) + עוֹג֙ [Og] (79) + בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן [Bashan] (354) + אֲשֶׁר־מָלַ֥ךְ [that·reigned] (591) + בְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת [in·Ashtaroth] (1378) + וּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִי [and·in·Edrei] (293) + ה֤וּא [you] (12) + נִשְׁאַר֙ [remained] (551) + מִיֶּ֣תֶר [remainder] (650) + הָרְפָאִ֔ים [the·Rephaim] (336) + וַיַּכֵּ֥ם [and·struck·them] (76) + מֹשֶׁ֖ה [Moses] (345) + וַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם [and·drove·them·out] (556) = 5807.
Rashi
The remnant of the Rephaim. That Kedorlaomer killed and the kings that were with him, as it is said (Genesis 14:5): and they smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim.
Metzudat Zion
וַיֹּרִשֵׁם (vayorishem, he dispossessed them). He drove them out.
Nevertheless the children of Israel drove not out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites; but Geshur and Maacath dwelt in the midst of Israel to this day.
verse value 5404
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 65 letters. The shortest word is "until" (עַ֖ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·the·Maacathite" (וְאֶת־הַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 541: Israel, Israel. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "the·Geshurite" (אֶת־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י), "and·the·Maacathite" (וְאֶת־הַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י), "Geshur" (גְּשׁ֤וּר). The root ישראל appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "son" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "Israel" (root ישראל, 112x in Joshua); "day" (root יום, 79x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·the·Maacathite', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 8 words. Full calculation: וְלֹ֤א [and·not] (37) + הוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙ [drove·out] (527) + בְּנֵ֣י [son] (62) + יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [Israel] (541) + אֶת־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י [the·Geshurite] (925) + וְאֶת־הַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י [and·the·Maacathite] (952) + וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב [and·dwelt] (318) + גְּשׁ֤וּר [Geshur] (509) + וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ [and·Maacath] (536) + בְּקֶ֣רֶב [in·midst·of] (304) + יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [Israel] (541) + עַ֖ד [until] (74) + הַיּ֥וֹם [day] (61) + הַזֶּֽה [this] (17) = 5404.
Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Hashem, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as He spoke to him.
verse value 3509
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 52 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֜ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "only" (רַ֚ק, 2 letters) and the longest is "Israel" (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙, 5 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "fire·offerings·of" (אִשֵּׁ֨י), "he·spoke·to" (דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ). The root נחלה appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "as" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 217x in Joshua); "Israel" (root ישראל, 112x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'inheritance', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 8 words. Full calculation: רַ֚ק [only] (300) + לְשֵׁ֣בֶט [rod] (341) + הַלֵּוִ֔י [the·Levite] (51) + לֹ֥א [not] (31) + נָתַ֖ן [gave] (500) + נַחֲלָ֑ה [inheritance] (93) + אִשֵּׁ֨י [fire·offerings·of] (311) + יְהֹוָ֜ה [Hashem] (26) + אֱלֹהֵ֤י [the·God·of] (46) + יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ [Israel] (541) + ה֣וּא [He] (12) + נַחֲלָת֔וֹ [his·inheritance] (494) + כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר [as] (521) + דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ [he·spoke·to] (242) = 3509.
Metzudat David
"Fire offerings of the LORD": The sacred portions of the altar, given [to the priests] after their permitting parts [the fats] were offered up on the fire.
"To him." To Moses:
And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.
verse value 2114
Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 26 letters. The shortest word is "Moses" (מֹשֶׁ֔ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Reuben" (בְנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֖ן, 8 letters). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Reuben" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "and·gave" (root נתן, 86x in Joshua); "to·tribe·of" (root מטה, 58x in Joshua). Full calculation: וַיִּתֵּ֣ן [and·gave] (466) + מֹשֶׁ֔ה [Moses] (345) + לְמַטֵּ֥ה [to·tribe·of] (84) + בְנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֖ן [sons·of·Reuben] (321) + לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם [by·their·clans] (898) = 2114.
Metzudat David
“According to their families.” This implies that Moses did not give it to them collectively, so that they themselves would divide it among themselves; rather, he himself distributed a portion to each family.
And their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the table-land by Medeba;
verse value 4595
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 65 letters. The shortest word is "to·them" (לָהֶ֜ם, 3 letters) and the longest is "upon·lip·torrent" (עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "upon·Medeba" (עַל־מֵידְבָֽא). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "and·it·was" (root היה, 150x in Joshua); "and·the·city" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua). Full calculation: וַיְהִ֨י [and·it·was] (31) + לָהֶ֜ם [to·them] (75) + הַגְּב֗וּל [border] (46) + מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר [from·Aroer] (586) + אֲשֶׁר֩ [that] (501) + עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל [upon·lip·torrent] (968) + אַרְנ֜וֹן [Arnon] (307) + וְהָעִ֨יר [and·the·city] (291) + אֲשֶׁ֧ר [that] (501) + בְּתוֹךְ־הַנַּ֛חַל [in·midst·of·the·torrent] (521) + וְכׇל־הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר [and·all·the·level·ground] (611) + עַל־מֵידְבָֽא [upon·Medeba] (157) = 4595.
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the table-land; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon;
verse value 3068
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 43 letters. Verse gematria: 3068 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·her·cities" (וְכׇל־עָרֶ֖יהָ, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 102: Baal, Baal. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·all·her·cities" (וְכׇל־עָרֶ֖יהָ), "Dibon" (דִּיבֹן֙), "and·Bamoth" (וּבָמ֣וֹת). The root בעל appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "and·all·her·cities" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua); "and·the·house·of" (root בית, 65x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·level·ground', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 6 words. Full calculation: חֶשְׁבּ֥וֹן [Heshbon] (366) + וְכׇל־עָרֶ֖יהָ [and·all·her·cities] (341) + אֲשֶׁ֣ר [that] (501) + בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר [in·the·level·ground] (552) + דִּיבֹן֙ [Dibon] (66) + וּבָמ֣וֹת [and·Bamoth] (454) + בַּ֔עַל [Baal] (102) + וּבֵ֖ית [and·the·house·of] (418) + בַּ֥עַל [Baal] (102) + מְעֽוֹן [Meon] (166) = 3068.
and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zerethshahar in the mount of the valley;
verse value 2750
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 27 letters. Verse gematria: 2750 is divisible by 50, the years to the Jubilee (yovel). The shortest word is "in·mountain·of" (בְּהַ֥ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·Kiriathaim" (וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·Kiriathaim" (וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם), "and·Sibmah" (וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה), "and·Zereth" (וְצֶ֥רֶת). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "in·mountain·of" (root הר, 39x in Joshua). Full calculation: וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם [and·Kiriathaim] (766) + וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה [and·Sibmah] (353) + וְצֶ֥רֶת [and·Zereth] (696) + הַשַּׁ֖חַר [Shahar] (513) + בְּהַ֥ר [in·mountain·of] (207) + הָעֵֽמֶק [valley] (215) = 2750.
Rashi
In the hill of the valley. On a mountain in the plain.
Metzudat David
“On the mountain in the valley.” On the mountain that stood within the valley.
and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth;
verse value 2823
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 29 letters. The shortest word is "and·the·house·of" (וּבֵ֥ית, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·slopes·of" (וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 418: and·the·house·of, and·the·house·of. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·slopes·of" (וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת). The root בית appears 2 times in this verse. 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·the·house·of" (root בית, 65x in Joshua). Full calculation: וּבֵ֥ית [and·the·house·of] (418) + פְּע֛וֹר [Peor] (356) + וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת [and·slopes·of] (717) + הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה [Pisgah] (153) + וּבֵ֥ית [and·the·house·of] (418) + הַיְשִׁמֽוֹת [Beth-jeshimoth] (761) = 2823.
and all the cities of the table-land, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land.
verse value 9157
Insights
Verse structure: 25 words, 116 letters. The shortest word is "and·them·of" (וְכֹל֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·kingdom" (וְכׇֽל־מַמְלְכ֗וּת, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 9 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "the·level·ground" (הַמִּישֹׁ֔ר), "and·all·kingdom" (וְכׇֽל־מַמְלְכ֗וּת), "and·chieftains·of" (וְאֶת־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י). The root כל appears 2 times in this verse. 20 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "cities·of" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua); "king" (root מלך, 102x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Heshbon', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 15 words.
Radak
“Princes of Sihon, inhabitants of the land.” These were the five kings of Midian. They were the princes of Sihon while Sihon and the Amorites were still inhabitants of the land. Before Israel captured them, these were the leaders of the land, the princes of Sihon, for Midian was under the rule of Sihon in those days.
Metzudat David
The inhabitants of the land. From the inhabitants of the land of Sihon:
Metzudat Zion
נְסִיכֵי (nesichei, princes of). A matter of authority.
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.
verse value 2273
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 42 letters. The shortest word is "they·killed" (הָרְג֧וּ, 4 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Israel" (בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·Balaam" (וְאֶת־בִּלְעָ֥ם), "that·practices·divination" (הַקּוֹסֵ֑ם), "to·their·slain" (אֶל־חַלְלֵיהֶֽם). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Israel" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "to·their·slain" (root איל, 135x in Joshua). First appearance of the root בלעם ("and·Balaam") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'that·practices·divination', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְאֶת־בִּלְעָ֥ם [and·Balaam] (549) + בֶּן־בְּע֖וֹר [son·of·Beor] (330) + הַקּוֹסֵ֑ם [that·practices·divination] (211) + הָרְג֧וּ [they·killed] (214) + בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל [sons·of·Israel] (603) + בַּחֶ֖רֶב [in·the·sword] (212) + אֶל־חַלְלֵיהֶֽם [to·their·slain] (154) = 2273.
Radak
"The sorcerer." To inform us that he was not a prophet but a sorcerer, and his prophecy was only for a time; or, [alternatively,] that for the honor of Israel an angel of the LORD came to him to speak those prophecies. And one might ask: how was Balaam found there, seeing that it is written, "and he went and returned to his place"? Rather, he returned there to seek his payment for the counsel he had given to Moab and Midian — to bring out their beautiful daughters so that Israel would commit harlotry with them and the wrath of the LORD would come upon them. This is what he meant when he said, "Come, let me counsel you," as is written concerning Balaam. And when he saw that his counsel had been fulfilled, he went to Moab and Midian to seek his payment from them.
"Unto their corpses." "With their corpses," and there are many examples like it. In the Torah it is written "upon their corpses," and this, too, is like "with," as in "the men came upon the women," meaning "with the women," and others besides them. And there is a midrashic interpretation: the kings of Midian were performing sorcery with Balaam and fleeing from the sword of Israel, flying through the air. As soon as Pinchas showed them the Tzitz (the golden plate), they fell upon their corpses. And our Sages also said regarding "upon their corpses" that they inflicted upon him four forms of capital punishment by court decree. And our Sages also said that Pinchas killed him.
Metzudat David
“אל חלליהם” – “to his fellow slain,” meaning he was among the other slain and resembled them, and he was unable to save himself through his sorceries.
And as for the border of the children of Reuben, the Jordan was their border. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
verse value 3524
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 61 letters. The shortest word is "son" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Reuben" (בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן֙, 8 letters). The root גבול appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "son" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "and·it·was" (root היה, 150x in Joshua); "the·cities" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua). First appearance of the root ראובן ("Reuben") in Joshua. First appearance of the root חצר ("and·their·villages") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·border', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 6 words. Full calculation: וַיְהִ֗י [and·it·was] (31) + גְּבוּל֙ [border] (41) + בְּנֵ֣י [son] (62) + רְאוּבֵ֔ן [Reuben] (259) + הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן [Jordan] (269) + וּגְב֑וּל [and·border] (47) + זֹ֣את [this] (408) + נַחֲלַ֤ת [possession] (488) + בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן֙ [sons·of·Reuben] (321) + לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֔ם [clan] (904) + הֶעָרִ֖ים [the·cities] (325) + וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן [and·their·villages] (369) = 3524.
Metzudat David
And the border. He means to say that even the border of the Jordan, namely the cities adjacent to the Jordan, are also reckoned as part of the border of Reuben.
"To their families." That is, each family received its own distinct portion.
Metzudat Zion
וּחֲצֵרֵיהֶן (u-khatst'reihen, and their villages). Scattered villages without a wall, standing around a walled city.
and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the border of Lidbir;
verse value 2008
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 40 letters. The shortest word is "to·Debir" (לִדְבִֽר, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·from·Heshbon" (וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן, 7 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·from·Heshbon" (וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן), "to·Ramath" (עַד־רָמַ֥ת), "and·Betonim" (וּבְטֹנִ֑ים). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "until·border" (root גבול, 84x in Joshua); "to·Ramath" (root עד, 50x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·Betonim', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 3 words. Full calculation: וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן [and·from·Heshbon] (412) + עַד־רָמַ֥ת [to·Ramath] (714) + הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה [Mizpah] (220) + וּבְטֹנִ֑ים [and·Betonim] (117) + וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם [and·from·Mahanaim] (194) + עַד־גְּב֥וּל [until·border] (115) + לִדְבִֽר [to·Debir] (236) = 2008.
and in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan being the border thereof, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
verse value 6148
Insights
Verse structure: 19 words, 84 letters. The shortest word is "house·of" (בֵּ֣ית, 3 letters) and the longest is "kingdom" (מַמְלְכ֗וּת, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 269: Jordan, until·end, Jordan. 7 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·in·the·valley" (וּבָעֵ֡מֶק), "Nimrah" (נִמְרָ֜ה), "and·Succoth" (וְסֻכּ֣וֹת). The root בית appears 2 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "king" (root מלך, 102x in Joshua); "border" (root גבול, 84x in Joshua); "beyond" (root עבר, 82x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'border', dividing the verse into phrases of 14 and 5 words.
Rashi
The Jordan and its border. The Jordan and its boundaries, the cities on its bank.
Radak
"The Jordan and its border." As its Targum translates it: "The Jordan and its boundaries," meaning the cities adjacent to it.
This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
verse value 2547
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 31 letters. The shortest word is "this" (זֹ֛את, 3 letters) and the longest is "by·their·clans" (לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·their·villages" (וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽם). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Gad" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "the·cities" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua); "possession" (root נחלה, 50x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'by·their·clans', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 2 words. Full calculation: זֹ֛את [this] (408) + נַחֲלַ֥ת [possession] (488) + בְּנֵי־גָ֖ד [sons·of·Gad] (69) + לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם [by·their·clans] (898) + הֶעָרִ֖ים [the·cities] (325) + וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽם [and·their·villages] (359) = 2547.
Rashi
The cities and their villages. The cities surrounded by a wall.
And their villages. The unprotected cities without a wall.
And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities;
verse value 4295
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 63 letters. The shortest word is "Og" (ע֣וֹג, 3 letters) and the longest is "all·kingdom" (כׇּֽל־מַמְלְכ֣וּת, 8 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "from·Mahanaim" (מִמַּחֲנַ֨יִם), "all·Bashan" (כׇּֽל־הַבָּשָׁ֜ן), "and·all·villages·of" (וְכׇל־חַוֺּ֥ת). The root בשן appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "and·it·was" (root היה, 150x in Joshua); "city" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua). Full calculation: וַיְהִ֣י [and·it·was] (31) + גְבוּלָ֗ם [their·border] (81) + מִמַּחֲנַ֨יִם [from·Mahanaim] (188) + כׇּֽל־הַבָּשָׁ֜ן [all·Bashan] (407) + כׇּֽל־מַמְלְכ֣וּת [all·kingdom] (586) + ע֣וֹג [Og] (79) + מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֗ן [king·Bashan] (447) + וְכׇל־חַוֺּ֥ת [and·all·villages·of] (470) + יָאִ֛יר [Jair] (221) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן [Bashan] (354) + שִׁשִּׁ֥ים [sixty] (650) + עִֽיר [city] (280) = 4295.
Metzudat Zion
חַוֹּת יָאִיר (Chavvot Yair, the towns of Jair). Its Targum: "kafranei Yair" (the villages of Jair).
and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
verse value 5331
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 71 letters. The shortest word is "cities·of" (עָרֵ֛י, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·their·clans" (לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "and·Ashtaroth" (וְעַשְׁתָּר֣וֹת), "Machir" (מָכִיר֙), "sons·of·Machir" (בְנֵֽי־מָכִ֖יר). The root חצי appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·sons·of" (root בן, 156x in Joshua); "cities·of" (root עיר, 138x in Joshua); "son·of·Manasseh" (root מנשה, 42x in Joshua). First appearance of the root מכיר ("Machir") in Joshua. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Bashan', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 6 words. Full calculation: וַחֲצִ֤י [and·half·of] (114) + הַגִּלְעָד֙ [Gilead] (112) + וְעַשְׁתָּר֣וֹת [and·Ashtaroth] (1382) + וְאֶדְרֶ֔עִי [Edrei] (291) + עָרֵ֛י [cities·of] (280) + מַמְלְכ֥וּת [kingdom] (536) + ע֖וֹג [Og] (79) + בַּבָּשָׁ֑ן [Bashan] (354) + לִבְנֵ֤י [to·sons·of] (92) + מָכִיר֙ [Machir] (270) + בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה [son·of·Manasseh] (447) + לַחֲצִ֥י [half] (138) + בְנֵֽי־מָכִ֖יר [sons·of·Machir] (332) + לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם [to·their·clans] (904) = 5331.
Radak
“Half of the children of Machir.” For the other half, namely the children of Gilead, six houses of fathers, took their inheritance in the land of Canaan.
Metzudat David
To the sons of Machir. "Half of Gilead, etc., was given to the sons of Machir"—not to all of them, but only to half of the sons of Machir.
But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; Hashem, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He spoke to them. .
verse value 3322
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 52 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֞ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "Moses" (מֹשֶׁ֖ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "rod" (וּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Joshua. Unique to this verse in Joshua (hapax): "rod" (וּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙). The root נחלה appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "as" (root אשר, 271x in Joshua); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 217x in Joshua); "Israel" (root ישראל, 112x in Joshua). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'inheritance', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 8 words. Full calculation: וּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙ [rod] (347) + הַלֵּוִ֔י [the·Levite] (51) + לֹא־נָתַ֥ן [not·gave] (531) + מֹשֶׁ֖ה [Moses] (345) + נַחֲלָ֑ה [inheritance] (93) + יְהֹוָ֞ה [Hashem] (26) + אֱלֹהֵ֤י [the·God·of] (46) + יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ [Israel] (541) + ה֣וּא [He] (12) + נַחֲלָתָ֔ם [their·inheritance] (528) + כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר [as] (521) + דִּבֶּ֥ר [He·spoke] (206) + לָהֶֽם [to·them] (75) = 3322.
Metzudat David
"The LORD, God of Israel..." He means to say: the remainder of the fire offerings of the LORD is their inheritance.
Malbim
And to the tribe of Levi. This was already mentioned (verse 14), and there it said, "The Lord's fire-offerings are His inheritance," and here it says, "The Lord is His inheritance." This can be understood in light of what is written (Deuteronomy 18:1–2): "The priests, the Levites, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; the Lord's offerings, and His inheritance, they shall eat; and they shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance." Here too, the statement is doubled: first it says "portion and inheritance" and states, "They shall eat the Lord's offerings," and afterwards it says "inheritance" alone and states, "The Lord is their inheritance." However, this refers to two aspects. A] That they shall not take a portion in the land, meaning that this tribe shall not take a specific border according to lot at the time of the division of the land, as the other tribes did. This is what is meant by "portion and inheritance," and it gives the reason: instead of their portion in the land, the Israelites shall give them the Lord's offerings, which are the priestly and Levitical gifts. This is what is meant by "portion and inheritance with their brothers"; the word "with" indicates partnership, meaning they shall not participate in the division of the land. Afterwards, it states that although they were given cities to dwell in and their pastures, and this was an inheritance that they passed on to their children, nevertheless, they shall not have this inheritance among their brothers. That is to say, they shall not take and set aside the cities at the time of the division. For example, immediately when the lot of a tribe falls and it is divided among the men, the Levitical cities from that tribe shall not be set aside. This is what is intended by the phrase "among their brothers." Rather, only after the completion of the division of all the tribes did the children of Israel give them from their inheritance, as it is stated later (Joshua 21). It explains the reason: "The Lord is their inheritance," and this shall be like the Lord's contribution, which each tribe shall separate as holy from its portion. Therefore, Moses did not set aside the Levitical cities during his lifetime from the inheritance of the children of Reuben and the children of Gad; rather, Joshua set them aside after the completion of the division. Therefore, above (chapter 14), after mentioning Moses' conquest in general, before mentioning the particular division of the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, it states that he did not divide to the tribe of Levi as a separate tribe (even though there was a consideration that he could give them something across the Jordan, which is not part of the Land of Israel), and it explains the first reason: "The Lord's offerings are His inheritance." And here, after mentioning the particular division, it states that even afterwards Moses did not give an inheritance to the tribe of Levi, meaning he did not set aside the Levitical cities during his lifetime, because "The Lord is their inheritance."
Rashi
Ralbag
Metzudat David