English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 29:8
8We took their land and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites.
Deuteronomy 29:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
- New International Version (NIV)We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- New King James Version (NKJV)We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh.
- New Living Translation (NLT)We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh as their grant of land.
Context of Deuteronomy 29:8
6You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine or strong drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. 7And when you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon and Og the king of Bashan came out against us to battle, but we defeated them. We took their land and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites. 9Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. 10"You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,
Read all of Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 29:8 word by word
וַנִּקַּח֙ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּ לְנַחֲלָ֔ה לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְלַגָּדִ֑י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And we tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- their landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- it for an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- unto the Reubenitesרְאוּבֵנִיre'ûbênîy · ReubeniteH7206
- and to the Gaditesגָּדִיgâdîy · GadH1425
- and to the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
- of Manassehמְנַשִּׁיmenashshîy · ManassiteH4520
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:8
- Deuteronomy 3:12"When we took possession of this land at that time, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory beginning at Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its cities.
- Numbers 32:33And Moses gave to them, to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh asked to live in the land east of the Jordan River. Moses agreed and gave them that land (see 3:12–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. These are the words of the covenant--The discourse of Moses is continued, and the subject of that discourse was Israel's covenant with God, the privileges it conferred, and the obligations it imposed. beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb--It was substantially the same; but it was renewed now, in different circumstances. They had violated its conditions. Moses rehearses these, that they might have a better knowledge of its conditions and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29
- 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
- EGW Writings
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