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Selected Verse: Numbers 32:33 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Nu 32:33 |
Strong Concordance |
And Moses [04872] gave [05414] unto them, even to the children [01121] of Gad [01410], and to the children [01121] of Reuben [07205], and unto half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519] the son [01121] of Joseph [03130], the kingdom [04467] of Sihon [05511] king [04428] of the Amorites [0567], and the kingdom [04467] of Og [05747] king [04428] of Bashan [01316], the land [0776], with the cities [05892] thereof in the coasts [01367], even the cities [05892] of the country [0776] round about [05439]. |
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King James |
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| half the tribe of Manasseh--It is nowhere explained in the record how they were incorporated with the two tribes, or what broke this great tribe into two parts, of which one was left to follow the fortunes of its brethren in the settled life of the western hills, while the other was allowed to wander as a nomadic tribe over the pasture lands of Gilead and Bashan. They are not mentioned as accompanying Reuben and Gad in their application to Moses [Num 32:1]; neither were they included in his first directions (Num 32:25); but as they also were a people addicted to pastoral pursuits and possessed as immense flocks as the other two, Moses invited the half of them to remain, in consequence, probably, of finding that this region was more than sufficient for the pastoral wants of the others, and he may have given them the preference, as some have conjectured, for their valorous conduct in the contests with the Amorites (compare Num 32:39, with Jos 17:1). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Half the tribe of Manasseh - That is, (compare Num 32:39; Jos 17:1) the families of Machir. Moses, when assigning to the pastoral tribes the inheritance which they desired, appropriated to these Manassites especially the district they had already subdued, as a reward for their valour and exploits. Thus the whole of the conquered country was provisionally disposed of, and the forwardness anti valour of the Machirites rewarded. It seems clear from Num 32:39 and Jos 17:1, that the claims of the Machirites arose simply out of their exploits. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Moses then gave to the sons of Gad and Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, namely, "the land according to its towns, in (its) districts, (namely) the towns of the land round about," i.e., the whole of the land with its towns and the districts belonging to them, or surrounding the towns. It appears strange that the half-tribe of Manasseh is included here for the first time at the close of the negotiations, whereas it is not mentioned at all in connection with the negotiations themselves. This striking fact may easily be explained, however, on the supposition that it was by the two tribes of Reuben and Gad alone that the request was made for the land of Gilead as a possession; but that when Moses granted this request, he did not overlook the fact, that some of the families of Manasseh had conquered various portions of Gilead and Bashan (Num 32:39), and therefore gave these families, at the same time, the districts which they had conquered, for their inheritance, that the whole of the conquered land might be distributed at once. As O. v. Gerlach observes, "the participation of this half-tribe in the possession is accounted for in Num 32:39." Moses restricted himself, however, to a general conveyance of the land that had been taken on the east of the Jordan to these two and a half tribes for their inheritance, without sharing it amongst them, or fixing the boundaries of the territory of each particular tribe. That was left to the representatives of the nation mentioned in Num 32:28, and was probably not carried out till the return of the fighting men belonging to these tribes, who went with the others over the Jordan. In the verses which follow, we find only those towns mentioned which were fortified by the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and in which they constructed sheep-folds (Num 32:34-38), and the districts which the families of Manasseh had taken and received as their possession (Num 32:39-42). |
1 There was also a lot [01486] for the tribe [04294] of Manasseh [04519]; for he was the firstborn [01060] of Joseph [03130]; to wit, for Machir [04353] the firstborn [01060] of Manasseh [04519], the father [01] of Gilead [01568]: because he was a man [0376] of war [04421], therefore he had Gilead [01568] and Bashan [01316].
39 And the children [01121] of Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [03212] to Gilead [01568], and took [03920] it, and dispossessed [03423] the Amorite [0567] which was in it.
25 And the children [01121] of Gad [01410] and the children [01121] of Reuben [07205] spake [0559] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559], Thy servants [05650] will do [06213] as my lord [0113] commandeth [06680].
1 Now the children [01121] of Reuben [07205] and the children [01121] of Gad [01410] had a very [03966] great [06099] multitude [07227] of cattle [04735]: and when they saw [07200] the land [0776] of Jazer [03270], and the land [0776] of Gilead [01568], that, behold, the place [04725] was a place [04725] for cattle [04735];
1 There was also a lot [01486] for the tribe [04294] of Manasseh [04519]; for he was the firstborn [01060] of Joseph [03130]; to wit, for Machir [04353] the firstborn [01060] of Manasseh [04519], the father [01] of Gilead [01568]: because he was a man [0376] of war [04421], therefore he had Gilead [01568] and Bashan [01316].
39 And the children [01121] of Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [03212] to Gilead [01568], and took [03920] it, and dispossessed [03423] the Amorite [0567] which was in it.
1 There was also a lot [01486] for the tribe [04294] of Manasseh [04519]; for he was the firstborn [01060] of Joseph [03130]; to wit, for Machir [04353] the firstborn [01060] of Manasseh [04519], the father [01] of Gilead [01568]: because he was a man [0376] of war [04421], therefore he had Gilead [01568] and Bashan [01316].
39 And the children [01121] of Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [03212] to Gilead [01568], and took [03920] it, and dispossessed [03423] the Amorite [0567] which was in it.
39 And the children [01121] of Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [03212] to Gilead [01568], and took [03920] it, and dispossessed [03423] the Amorite [0567] which was in it.
40 And Moses [04872] gave [05414] Gilead [01568] unto Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519]; and he dwelt [03427] therein.
41 And Jair [02971] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [01980] and took [03920] the small towns [02333] thereof, and called [07121] them Havothjair [02334].
42 And Nobah [05025] went [01980] and took [03920] Kenath [07079], and the villages [01323] thereof, and called [07121] it Nobah [05025], after his own name [08034].
34 And the children [01121] of Gad [01410] built [01129] Dibon [01769], and Ataroth [05852], and Aroer [06177],
35 And Atroth, Shophan [05855], and Jaazer [03270], and Jogbehah [03011],
36 And Bethnimrah [01039], and Bethharan [01028], fenced [04013] cities [05892]: and folds [01448] for sheep [06629].
37 And the children [01121] of Reuben [07205] built [01129] Heshbon [02809], and Elealeh [0500], and Kirjathaim [07156],
38 And Nebo [05015], and Baalmeon [01186], (their names [08034] being changed [04142] and Shibmah [07643]: and gave [07121] other names [08034] [08034] unto the cities [05892] which they builded [01129].
28 So concerning them Moses [04872] commanded [06680] Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the chief [07218] fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478]:
39 And the children [01121] of Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [03212] to Gilead [01568], and took [03920] it, and dispossessed [03423] the Amorite [0567] which was in it.
39 And the children [01121] of Machir [04353] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519] went [03212] to Gilead [01568], and took [03920] it, and dispossessed [03423] the Amorite [0567] which was in it.