English Standard Version
Numbers 34:14
14For 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land
Context of Numbers 34:14
12And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around." 13Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, "This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. 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. 15The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise." 16The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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 will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.
- 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.
- Joshua 13:8With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them:
- Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes.
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
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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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