Joshua 13 · Verse 29

Joshua 13:29

And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
Joshua 13:29, King James Version

Joshua 13:29 in other translations

BSBThis is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:
WEBMoses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
ASVAnd Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
YLTAnd Moses giveth to the half of the tribe of Manasseh; and it is to the half of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, for their families.
DARBYAnd Moses gave a portion to half the tribe of Manasseh; and for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families:
BBEAnd Moses gave their heritage to the half-tribe of Manasseh by their families.
WebsterAnd Moses gave inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

What does Joshua 13:29 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 The half tribe of Manasseh - When the tribes of Reuben and Gad requested to have their settlement on the east side of Jordan, it does not appear that any part of the tribe of Manasseh requested to be settled in the same place. But as this tribe was numerous, and had much cattle, Moses thought proper to appoint one half of it to remain on the east of Jordan, and the other to go over and settle on the west side of that river.

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…

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Joshua 13:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
לַחֲצִ֖יla.cha.Tzito [the] half ofH2677
שֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vet[the] tribe ofH7626
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it belongedH1961
לַחֲצִ֛יla.cha.Tzito [the] half ofH2677
מַטֵּ֥הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
מְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם\׃le.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans theirH4940

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Joshua 13:28

    This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

  • Joshua 13:29

    And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

  • Joshua 13:30

    And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

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Joshua 13:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
También dió Moisés herencia á la media tribu de Manasés: y fué de la media tribu de los hijos de Manasés, conforme á sus familias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse donna une part à la demi-tribu de Manassé; et pour la demi-tribu des fils de Manassé, selon leurs familles,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose gab dem halben Stamme Manasse. Und dem halben Stamme der Kinder Manasse wurde nach ihren Geschlechtern zuteil.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dedit et dimidiæ tribui Manasse, filiisque ejus juxta cognationes suas, possessionem,