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Numbers 34:14
For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses declares the inheritance status of the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh during the final apportionment of the Promised Land to the nine and a half tribes.
The words — The Hebrew לָקְח֞וּ (la.khe·ḥū) means "they have taken," and כִּ֣י (kî) translates as "for," linking the statement to the preceding command.
The thread — The prior assignment of this territory appears in Numbers 32:33 and Deuteronomy 3:12, which record Moses granting land east of the Jordan.
Why it lands — The text establishes that the eastern tribes' allotment was a completed transaction before the western tribes received their lots.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
Cross-references
- 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.
- Numbers 32:23 But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
- 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.
- Joshua 13:8 The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:
- Joshua 14:2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.