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:
Parallel translations
- WEB for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance.
- BSB For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
- 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.
- NASB For the tribe of the sons of Reuben have received theirs according to their fathers’ households, and the tribe of the sons of Gad according to their fathers’ households, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their possession.
- NLT The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land
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Quick answer
Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance. These tribes were settled east of the Jordan.
Overview
This recalls the request and grant of Numbers 32, where these tribes chose the Transjordan for its suitability to their livestock. Noting their portion explains why only the remaining tribes share the land of Canaan proper. It shows God's provision accommodating the varied circumstances of His people while holding them to common covenant obligations.
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Cross-references · 5
- Num 32:33And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
- Num 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
- Deut 3:12–17And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
- Josh 14:2–3By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
- Josh 13:8–12With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
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