Joshua 12:6

“Moses the servant of YHWH and the sons of Israel struck them, and Moses the servant of YHWH gave it as a possession to the Reubenite, to the Gadite, and to half the tribe of Manasseh.”

Joshua 12:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 12:6, word by word

Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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the servantעֶבֶדeved

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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struck themהִכּוּhiku

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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gave itיִּתְּנָyitna

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁהyerusha

possession

Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.

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to the Reubeniteרֻאוּבֵנִיruuveni

Reubenite

Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

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to the Gaditeגָּדִיgadi

Gadite

Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.

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and to halfחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

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the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

Manasseh

Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".

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The context

5and ruled over Mount Hermon and over Salecah and over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathite, and half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6 · This verse (above)

7And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon as far as Mount Halak, which goes up toward Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions,

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