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Deuteronomy 3:13
To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, recounting the completed conquest east of the Jordan. He speaks as the mediator detailing the territorial distribution following the defeat of Sihon and Og.
The words — נָתַ֕תִּי (na.Ta.ti) translates literally as "I gave," marking the speaker's direct action in the allocation. חֲצִ֖י (cha.Tzi) means "half," specifying the exact tribal division of Manasseh receiving this inheritance.
The thread — The grant to the half-tribe of Manasseh reappears in Numbers 32:39, Joshua 13:29, and 1 Chronicles 5:23. These passages consistently record the same territorial assignment to Machir's descendants.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to treat the land distribution as a settled historical reality rather than a conditional promise. It demands acknowledgment that the conquered regions were actively assigned to specific tribal clans according to the recorded account.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Joshua 13:29 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:
- 1 Chronicles 5:23 Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).