Deuteronomy 29 · Verse 8

Deuteronomy 29:8

And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
Deuteronomy 29:8, King James Version

Deuteronomy 29:8 in other translations

BSBWe took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
WEBWe took their land, and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.
ASVand we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.
YLTand take their land, and give it for an inheritance to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh;
DARBYAnd we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of the Manassites.
BBEAnd we took their land and gave it to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for their heritage.
WebsterAnd we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh.

What does Deuteronomy 29:8 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 29:1-9

Both former mercies, and fresh mercies, should be thought on by us as motives to obedience. The hearing ear, and seeing eye, and the understanding heart, are the gift of God. All that have them, have them from him. God gives not only food and raiment, but wealth and large possessions, to many to whom he does not give grace. Many enjoy the gifts, who have not hearts to perceive the Giver, nor the true design and use…

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Deuteronomy 29:8 in the original Hebrew

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וַנִּקַּח֙va.ni.Kachand we tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַרְצָ֔ם'ar.Tzamland theirH776
וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּva.ni.te.Nahand we gave itH5414
לְנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.Lahfor an inheritanceH5159
לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlo.r.'u.ve.Nito the Reubenite[s]H7206
וְלַגָּדִ֑יve.la.ga.Diand to the Gadite[s]H1425
וְלַחֲצִ֖יve.la.cha.Tziand to [the] half ofH2677
שֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vet[the] tribe ofH7626
הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי\׃Ham.na.Shithe Manassite[s]H4520

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 29:8

  • Deuteronomy 3:12-13

    And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

  • Numbers 32:33

    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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3:12,13; Nu 32:33

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 29:7

    And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:

  • Deuteronomy 29:8

    And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deuteronomy 29:9

    Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

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Deuteronomy 29:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomamos su tierra, y dímosla por heredad á Rubén y á Gad, y á la media tribu de Manasés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous garderez donc les paroles de cette alliance et vous les pratiquerez, afin que vous prospériez dans tout ce que vous ferez.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und wir nahmen ihr Land ein und gaben es den Rubenitern und den Gaditern und dem halben Stamme der Manassiter zum Erbteil.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et tulimus terram eorum, ac tradidimus possidendam Ruben et Gad, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse.