New Living Translation
Numbers 34:15
15on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”
Numbers 34:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
- New International Version (NIV)These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
Context of Numbers 34:15
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. 14The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.” 16And the Lord said to Moses, 17“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.
Read all of Numbers 34Numbers 34:15 word by word
שְׁנֵ֥י הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֣י הַמַּטֶּ֑ה לָקְח֣וּ נַחֲלָתָ֗ם מֵעֵ֛בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָֽחָה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- and the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- have receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
- their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- on this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
- eastwardקֵ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · eastH6924
- toward the sunrisingמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
Cross-references for Numbers 34:15
Commentaries on Numbers 34:15
- 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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