Joshua 13:23
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
Joshua 13:23 in other translations
| BSB | And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages. |
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| WEB | The border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and its villages. |
| ASV | And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof. |
| YLT | And the border of the sons of Reuben is the Jordan, and its border; this is the inheritance of the sons of Reuben, for their families, the cities and their villages. |
| DARBY | And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and its border. This is the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their hamlets. |
| BBE | And the limit of the children of Reuben was the edge of Jordan. This was the heritage of the children of Reuben by their families, with its towns and its unwalled places. |
| Webster | And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and its border. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and their villages. |
What does Joshua 13:23 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 13:7-33
The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to…
Joshua 13:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Joshua 13:22
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
- Joshua 13:23
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
- Joshua 13:24
And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
Joshua 13:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fueron los términos de los hijos de Rubén el Jordán con su término. Esta fué la herencia de los hijos de Rubén conforme á sus familias, estas ciudades con sus villas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la frontière des fils de Ruben fut le Jourdain et sa rive. Ce fut là l’héritage des fils de Ruben, selon leurs familles: les villes et leurs hameaux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Grenze der Kinder Ruben war der Jordan und das Angrenzende Das war das Erbteil der Kinder Ruben, nach ihren Geschlechtern, die Städte und ihre Dörfer. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Factusque est terminus filiorum Ruben Jordanis fluvius. Hæc est possessio Rubenitarum per cognationes suas urbium et viculorum. |