Bible Strands
Numbers 34:15
These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Moses to finalize the territorial boundaries of Canaan. This declaration follows the recorded confirmation that the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh already hold their eastern allotment.
The words — לָקְח֣וּ (la.ke.Chu) literally means "they have taken" or "received," and נַחֲלָתָ֗ם (na.cha.la.Ta/m) translates as "their inheritance." These verbs and nouns ground the passage in the completed act of possession rather than future expectation.
The thread — The eastern allocation narrative continues in Numbers 32:32, where the same groups commit to crossing over militarily while retaining their inheritance on the far side of the Jordan. The boundary specifications in Numbers 34 repeatedly anchor these tribal claims to fixed geographic markers.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge the concrete fulfillment of territorial promises. It demands recognition that divine distribution operates through specific geography, measured boundaries, and historical execution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:32 We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”