Deuteronomy 29:8

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We took their land and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites.
• 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 29:8

6You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the Lord your God. 7“When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them. 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. 9“Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do. 10All of you—tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel—are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 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, I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge, plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns.
• Numbers 32:33So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 29:8

• Covenant
• Gad
• Government
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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