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Joshua 22:7
(To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua addresses the half-tribe of Manasseh at the moment he dismisses them to their homes after completing their western allotment.
The words — The Hebrew נָתַן (na.Tan) means "he had given" and appears twice to mark Moses’ prior grant in Bashan and Joshua’s subsequent distribution. חֲצִי (chetz.Y/o) specifies the "half" portion of the tribe that received territory on both sides of the Jordan.
The thread — The land distribution for this group runs through Numbers 32:33, Joshua 13:29, and Joshua 17:1, which document the initial eastern allotment and its western completion.
Why it lands — The text records a factual division of territory and a formal blessing, asking the reader to note that tribal inheritance was finalized through coordinated leadership rather than isolated action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
Cross-references
- Joshua 17:1 Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
- 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.
- 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: