Joshua 13:7-9
New English Translation
7 Now, divide up this land[a] among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
Tribal Lands East of the Jordan
8 The other half of Manasseh,[b] Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands on east side of the Jordan,[c] just as Moses, the Lord’s servant, had assigned them. 9 Their territory started[d] from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon,
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- Joshua 13:7 tn Heb “now apportion this land as an inheritance.”
- Joshua 13:8 tn The MT reads “with him,” which is problematic, since the reference would be to the other half of the tribe of Manasseh (not the half mentioned in v. 7).
- Joshua 13:8 tn Heb “received their inheritance, which Moses had assigned to them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
- Joshua 13:9 tn The words “their territory started” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
Joshua 13:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Now therefore (A)divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”
The Inheritance East of the Jordan
8 With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh[a] the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, (B)which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them: 9 (C)from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and (D)all the tableland of Medeba as far as Dibon;
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- Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it
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