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Numbers 32:33

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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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto the half-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, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Numbers 32

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
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.

This site's exposition

And Moses gave unto them

Half the tribe of Manasseh receives an allotment here without appearing anywhere in the request. Verses 1 to 32 record no word from them, and verses 39 to 42 supply the ground after the fact, since the sons of Machir had already taken Gilead by force. Albert Barnes reads the grant as a reward for that conquest, and the territory named is the kingdoms of Sihon and Og taken in Numbers 21:21-35.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

Jazer - A city and country of the Amorites; Gilead - A mountainous country, famous for pasturage 6. Ye sit here - In ease and peace, while your brethren are engaged in a bloody war.
And Moses gave unto them,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

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.

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A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Perhaps, however, the phrase is used merely in a general sense to denote their marching on an expedition, the purpose of which was blessed with the presence, and destined to promote the glory, of God.

The words behind it

28 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he gave

    vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times

  • לָהֶ֣ם׀to <the> them

    lahem

  • מֹשֶׁ֡הMoses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • לִבְנֵי־to [the] descendants of

    livnei-H1121 →4930 times

  • גָד֩Gad

    gadH1410 →72 times

  • וְלִבְנֵ֨יand to [the] descendants of

    velivneiH1121 →4930 times

  • רְאוּבֵ֜ןReuben

    reuvenH7205 →72 times

  • וְלַחֲצִ֣י׀and to [the] half of

    velachatziH2677 →125 times

  • שֵׁ֣בֶט׀[the] tribe of

    shevetH7626 →190 times

  • מְנַשֶּׁ֣הManasseh

    menashehH4519 →146 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • יוֹסֵ֗ףJoseph

    yosefH3130 →213 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • מַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙[the] kingdom of

    mamlekhetH4467 →

  • סִיחֹן֙Sihon

    sichonH5511 →37 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amorite[s]

    haemoriH567 →87 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • מַמְלֶ֔כֶת[the] kingdom of

    mamlekhetH4467 →

  • ע֖וֹגOg

    ogH5747 →

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • הַבָּשָׁ֑ן<the> Bashan

    habashanH1316 →60 times

  • הָאָ֗רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • לְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙to cities its

    leareihaH5892 →1090 times

  • בִּגְבֻלֹ֔תwith territories

    bigvulotH1367 →10 times

  • עָרֵ֥י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הָאָ֖רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • סָבִֽיב׃all around

    savivH5439 →336 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Joshua 12:6Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.5 worksNumbers 34:14For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.5 worksDeuteronomy 29:8We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.4 worksJoshua 22:4And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.3 worksDeuteronomy 3:12–17So 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.3 worksGenesis 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
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,3 worksPsalms 135:10–11He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:2 worksNumbers 32:1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.2 worksJoshua 13:8–14The 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:2 worksDeuteronomy 3:1–8Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.2 works1 Chronicles 12:31From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.2 worksDeuteronomy 2:30–33But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.2 worksPsalms 136:18–21and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.2 works1 Chronicles 26:32Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.2 worksNumbers 21:23–35But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.2 works1 Chronicles 5:18The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.2 worksJoshua 17:1Now 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.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 29:8

    We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 3:12–13

      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…

  • Through

    Joshua 22:4

    And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you…

    it leads to

    • 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…

    • Numbers 32:18

      We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.

    • Deuteronomy 3:20

      until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then…

    • Deuteronomy 12:9

      For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Through

    Joshua 12:6

    Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 32:29

      And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are…

    • Luke 22:29–42

      And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,

    • Numbers 21:24–35

      And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

About Numbers

The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Numbers: the study guide →Read Numbers 32 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.

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