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:
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| tribe | מַטֵּ֨ה ma.Teh | H4294 | a branch (as extending) · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| children | בְנֵ֤י ve.Nei | H1121 | a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Reuben | הָראוּבֵנִי֙ ha.r.'u.ve.Ni | H7206 | a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| house | לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit | H1004 | a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| fathers | אֲבֹתָ֔ם 'a.vo.Tam | H1 | father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural |
| tribe | וּמַטֵּ֥ה u.ma.Teh | H4294 | a branch (as extending) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| children | בְנֵֽי ve.nei- | H1121 | a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Gad | הַגָּדִ֖י ha.ga.Di | H1425 | a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| house | לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit | H1004 | a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| fathers | אֲבֹתָ֑ם 'a.vo.Tam | H1 | father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural |
| received | לָקְח֞וּ la.ke.Chu | H3947 | to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural |
| half | וַחֲצִי֙ va.cha.Tzi | H2677 | the half or middle · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| tribe | מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh | H4294 | a branch (as extending) · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה me.na.Sheh | H4519 | Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name |
| received | לָקְח֖וּ la.ke.Chu | H3947 | to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural |
| inheritance | נַחֲלָתָֽם na.cha.la.Tam | H5159 | properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural |
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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.
For the tribe of the children of Reuben, according to the house of their fathers,.... That tribe, and all the families belonging to it: have received their inheritance, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance; that is, it was agreed they should have it on condition of their going along with the other tribes over Jordan into the land of Canaan, and assist them in the conquest of it, Numbers 32:1.
And Moses commanded the children of Israel. Though this is a repetition, yet it is not a superfluous one; for he contrasts the new allotment of the nine tribes and a half with the former grant; [229] for the exception, which is immediately added, as to the lands beyond Jordan, given to the Reubenites, and Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh, does not exclude them from their part of the promised inheritance was if they were disinherited, and therefore banished beyond the boundaries prescribed by God -- but only from being subject to the casting of lots, because they had by special privilege obtained from their brethren what would else have been included in the common inheritance. Not that thi…
Read the whole note in the consoleThis land, according to the boundaries thus described, the Israelites were to distribute by lot (Num 26:56), to give it to the nine tribes and a half, as the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh had already received their inheritance on the other side of the Jordan (Num 32:33.).
you are to divide . . . by sacred lot: Cp. 26:55-56. Because of the settlement of two and a half tribes (Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh) in Transjordan (cp. 32:33), Canaan was to be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
מקדם לעין ON THE EAST SIDE OF AIN — עין is the name of a place. The boundary went to the east of it, and consequently Ain is within the boundary and was part of the land of Israel. וירד הגבול AND THE BOUNDARY SHALL GO DOWN — The more the boundary goes from north to south it goes down more and more. ומחה על כתף ים כנרת קדמה AND SHALL SMITE UPON THE SLOPE OF THE SEA OF CHINNERETH EASTWARD, so that the sea of Chinnereth is within the border to the west, and the boundary is on the east (קדמה) of the sea of Chinnereth. From there it went down to the Jordan. The Jordan extends from the north to the south in a slanting direction, inclining towards the east, but comes nearer the land of Canaan opp…
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