Joshua 13:8

“With it the Reubenites and the Gadites took their inheritance, which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of YHWH gave it to them:”

Joshua 13:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 13:8, word by word

the Reubenitesראוּבֵנִיruveni

Reubenite

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

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and the Gaditesגָּדִיgadi

Gadite

Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.

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tookלָקְחוּlakchu

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

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their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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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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gaveנָתַןnatan

give

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

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beyondעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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to the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach

east

Where the sun rises: the east.

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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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Translation note

“With it” can be understood as referring to the other half of the tribe of Manasseh.

Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    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).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

7And now divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh.”

8 · This verse (above)

9from Aroer, which is on the bank of the brook Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the brook, and all the plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon;

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