KJV King James Version
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan [near] Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 34:15
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan [near] Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
WEB World English Bible
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
ASV American Standard Version
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, near Jericho, eastward, at the sun -rising.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 34
12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received [their inheritance]; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan [near] Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17 These [are] the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
שְׁנֵ֥יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoהַמַּטּ֖וֹתH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodוַחֲצִ֣יH2677 · che.tsihalfהַמַּטֶּ֑הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodלָקְח֣וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeנַחֲלָתָ֗םH5159 · na.cha.lahinheritanceמֵעֵ֛בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןH3383 · yar.denJordanיְרֵח֖וֹH3405 · ye.ri.choJerichoקֵ֥דְמָהH6924 · qe.demEastמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)
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