Deuteronomy 29:8

We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, recounting the immediate aftermath of defeating Sihon and Og before the covenant renewal.

The words — The Hebrew נִקַּח (niqqach) and נָתַן (natan) literally mean "we took" and "we gave," marking a formal transfer of territory.

The thread — This same land distribution appears in Deuteronomy 3:12 and Numbers 32:33 as the official allotment to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge that possession of the land is tied to the covenant obligations that immediately follow in the surrounding text.

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The Hebrew words

וַנִּקַּח֙va./ni.Kachand/ we took אֶת־'et-<obj.>אַרְצָ֔ם'ar.Tza/mland/ their וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּva./ni.te.Na/hand/ we gave/ it לְנַחֲלָ֔הle./na.cha.Lahfor/ an inheritance לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlo./r.'u.ve.Nito the/ Reubenite[s]וְלַגָּדִ֑יve./la./ga.Diand/ to the/ Gadite[s]וְלַחֲצִ֖יve./la./cha.Tziand/ to/ [the] half of שֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vet[the] tribe of הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Ha/m.na.Shithe/ Manassite[s]

King James Version

And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 3:12 So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.
Numbers 32:33 So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, 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 including its cities and the territory surrounding them.