Numbers 32:33

“Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with its cities within their borders, the cities of the land all around.”

Numbers 32:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 32:33, 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
gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

give

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

Where else “yiten” appears
to the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

Where else “vene” appears
of Gadגָדgad

Gad

Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".

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of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven

Reuben

Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".

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and to the halfחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

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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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of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

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the kingdomמַמְלֶכֶתmamlechet

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlechet” appears
of Sihonסִיחֹןsichon

Sihon

Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."

Where else “sichon” appears
kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

Where else “emori” appears
of Ogעוֹגog

Og

Og, king of Bashan. The name perhaps means "round."

Where else “og” appears
of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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with its citiesעָרֶיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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within their bordersגְבֻלֹתgevulot

border, territory

Territory, border: the limit of a land and the region it encloses.

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all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

32We will cross over armed before YHWH into the land of Canaan, and with us shall remain the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”

33 · This verse (above)

34The sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

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