With itעִמּוֹthe Reubenitesהָראוּבֵנִיand the Gaditesוְהַגָּדִיtookלָקְחוּtheir inheritance,נַחֲלָתָםwhichאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהgaveנָתַןthemלָהֶםbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןto the east,מִזְרָחָהjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWHיְהוָהgave itנָתַןto them:לָהֶם
Joshua 13:8
Study it in the app“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:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:8, word by word
- the Reubenitesראוּבֵנִיruveni
Reubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruveni” appears- and the Gaditesגָּדִיgadi
Gadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appears- tookלָקְחוּlakchu
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lakchu” appears- their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalata” appears- 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- gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- to the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears- the servantעֶבֶדeved
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “eved” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears
Translation note
“With it” can be understood as referring to the other half of the tribe of Manasseh.
Places in this verse
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).
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;