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Numbers 34:14
14That is because the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half of Manasseh's tribe have their land already.
Numbers 34:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
- New International Version (NIV)because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the tribe of the people of Reuben by fathers' houses and the tribe of the people of Gad by their fathers' houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and the half-tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance.
Context of Numbers 34:14
12Then it will go along the Jordan River and it will finish at the Salt Sea. That will be your land, with its borders.’ 13Moses said to the Israelites, ‘That is the land for the Israelites to live in. You must use lots to give part of the land to each tribe. The Lord has told you to give it to the nine and a half tribes. That is because the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half of Manasseh's tribe have their land already. 15Their land is on the east side of the Jordan River. It is on the other side of the river from Jericho city.’ 16The Lord said to Moses,
Read all of Numbers 34Numbers 34:14 word by word
כִּ֣י לָקְח֞וּ מַטֵּ֨ה בְנֵ֤י הָראוּבֵנִי֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔ם וּמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־הַגָּדִ֖י לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם וַחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לָקְח֖וּ נַחֲלָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Reubenרְאוּבֵנִיre'ûbênîy · ReubeniteH7206
- according to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- of Gadגָּדִיgâdîy · GadH1425
- have receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
- and halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
Cross-references for Numbers 34:14
- Numbers 32:23But if you do not do what you have promised, that will be a sin against the Lord. And be sure that God will punish you for your sin.
- Deuteronomy 3:12When we had taken power over all that land, I gave some of it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. I gave them the land north of Aroer near the Arnon valley. I also gave them half of the hill country of Gilead and the cities there.
- Joshua 13:8Moses had already given land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the other half of Manasseh. Their land was on the east side of the Jordan River. Moses, the Lord's servant, had given a piece of land to each tribe.
- Joshua 14:2The leaders used lots to decide which parts of the land God had chosen for each of the 9½ tribes. This is what the Lord had told Moses to do.
Commentaries on Numbers 34:14
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15Apportion this land by lot: Compare with 26:55–56. Two and a half tribes (Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh) settled in Transjordan (the region east of the Jordan River; compare with 32:33). So, Canaan was to be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan--The conquered territories of Sihon and Og, lying between the Arnon and mount Hermon, were allotted to them--that of Reuben in the most southerly part, Gad north of it, and the half Manasseh in the northernmost portion.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Numbers 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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