Joshua 13:24

And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙ mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
gave	וַיִּתֵּ֤ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
tribe	לְמַטֵּה le.ma.teh-	H4294	a branch (as extending) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Gad	גָ֔ד Gad	H1410	Gad · proper noun, a man's name
children	לִבְנֵי liv.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Gad	גָ֖ד gad	H1410	Gad · proper noun, a man's name
families	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם le.mish.pe.cho.Tam	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Numbers 32:34-36 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Jos 13:7): Now divide this land. Joshua thought all must be conquered before any must be divided. "No," said, God, "there is as much conquered as will serve your turn for the present; divide this, and make your best of it, and wait for the remainder hereafter." Note, We must take the comfort of what we have, though we cannot compass all we would have. Observe, 1. The land must be divided among the several tribes, and t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

With whom--Hebrew, "him." The antecedent is evidently to Manasseh, not, however, the half-tribe just mentioned, but the other half; for the historian, led, as it were, by the sound of the word, breaks off to describe the possessions beyond Jordan already assigned to Reuben, Gad, and the half of Manasseh (see on Num 32:1; Num 32:33; also see Deu 3:8-17). It may be proper to remark that it was wise to put these boundaries on record. In case of any misunderstanding or dispute arising about the exact limits of each district or property, an appeal could always be made to this authoritative document, and a full knowledge as well as grateful sense obtained of what they had received from God (Psa 16…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:23

The cities and the villages - By villages, חצרים chatserim, it is likely that moveable villages or tents are meant, such as are in use among the Bedouin Arabs; places where they were accustomed to feed and pen their cattle.

John Gill on Joshua 13:24

And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad,.... On the other side Jordan, as he did to Reuben: even unto the children of Gad, according to their families: according to the number and largeness of them, dividing to each their part and portion.

Dictionary and topics

Amorites, The · Land of, given to Reubenites, &c — Land of, given to Reubenites, &c
Gad · .Boundaries of territory — .Boundaries of territory
Gad, The Tribe Of · Bounds of its inheritance — Bounds of its inheritance
Topography · Of — Of
Tribes Of Israel, The · Reuben, Gad and half Manasseh: Settled on east side of Jordan — Reuben, Gad and half Manasseh: Settled on east side of Jordan

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 13:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:23

John Gill on Joshua 13:24

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Joshua 13:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:23

John Gill on Joshua 13:24

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 13:15–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 13:24-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 13:24-28

Rashi on Joshua 13:19