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TheseאֵלֶּהarewhatאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהgave as an inheritanceנִחַלin the plainsבְּעַרְבוֹתof Moab,מוֹאָבbeyondמֵעֵבֶרthe Jordanלְיַרְדֵּןat Jericho,יְרִיחוֹto the east.מִזְרָחָה
Joshua 13:32
Study it in the app“These are what Moses gave as an inheritance in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:32, 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- gave as an inheritanceנִחַלnichal
apportion
To distribute the land as an inheritance among those who will receive it.
Where else “nichal” appears- in the plainsעַרְבוֹתarvot
plain
Flat, dry land, where there is almost no water.
Where else “arvot” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- at Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyericho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appears- to the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears
Places in this verse
1Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
3Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
31and half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the sons of Machir son of Manasseh, for half of the sons of Machir, according to their families.
32 · This verse (above)
33But to the tribe of Levi Moses did not give an inheritance; YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, he is their inheritance, just as he spoke to them.