New Living Translation
Numbers 34:14
14The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land
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
12and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.” 13Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The Lord has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes. The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land 15on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.” 16And the 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 fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
- 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.
- Joshua 13:8Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their grants of land on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the Lord, had previously assigned this land to them.
- Joshua 14:2These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses.
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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