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And we tookוַנִּקַּחtheir landאַרְצָםand gave itוַנִּתְּנָהּas an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָהto the Reubenitesלָראוּבֵנִיand to the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִיand to the half-tribeוְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶטof the Manassites.הַמְנַשִּׁי
Deuteronomy 29:8
Study it in the app“And we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 29:8, word by word
- And we tookנִּקַּחnikach
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “nikach” appears- their landאַרְצָartsa
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsa” appears- and gave itנִּתְּנָnitna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitna” appears- as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- to the Reubenitesראוּבֵנִיruveni
Reubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruveni” appears- and to the Gaditesגָּדִיgadi
Gadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appears- and to the half-tribeחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- and to the half-tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of the Manassitesמְנַשִּׁיmenashi
Manassite
Manassite: a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph.
Where else “menashi” appears
The context
7And you came to this place, and Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to meet us in battle, and we struck them down.
8 · This verse (above)
9So keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may act wisely in all that you do.