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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan <i>near</i> Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, <i>across from</i> Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan <i>opposite</i> Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrising.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrising.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan opposite Jericho to the east toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan [River] opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />across from Jericho, east of the Jordan River." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those two-and-a-half tribes received land east of the Jordan River across from Jericho."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />on the eastern side of the Jordan, opposite Jericho." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These two and a half tribes received their inheritance this side of the Jordan River, east of Jericho, facing the rising sun."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of Jordan near Jericho eastward, towards the sun-rising.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, [near] Jericho, eastward, at the [sun]-rising.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, near Jericho, eastward, at the sun -rising.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half tribe took their inheritance from the other side to Jordan of Jericho eastward from the rising.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That is, two tribes and a half, have received their portion beyond the Jordan over against Jericho at the east side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />that is, two and a half tribes, have received their portion across the Jordan, opposite Jericho, toward the eastern side.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />these two and a half tribes have received their heritage across the Jordan opposite Jericho, in the east, toward the sunrise.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the two tribes and the half-tribe have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Two tribes and half a tribe received their inheritance from the crossing of Jordan of Yerikho, adjoining there from the east.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Two tribes and half a tribe have received their inheritance beyond Jordan by Jericho from the south eastwards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10628" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">The Boundaries of Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">These two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wa·ḥă·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">and a half</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qə·ḥū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">have received</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">their inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: mê·‘ê·ḇer (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side.">across</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: lə·yar·dên (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: yə·rê·ḥōw (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">from Jericho,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: qê·ḏə·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz·rā·ḥāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">toward the sunrise.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">Joshua 13:8-33</a></span><br />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 assigned to them: / The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon, / and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12-17</a></span><br />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 its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-1.htm">Joshua 22:1-9</a></span><br />Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh / and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. / All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-8.htm">Deuteronomy 29:8</a></span><br />We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-12.htm">Joshua 1:12-15</a></span><br />But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, / “Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’ / Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Joshua 18:7</a></span><br />The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-18.htm">Deuteronomy 3:18-20</a></span><br />At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites. / But your wives, your children, and your livestock—I know that you have much livestock—may remain in the cities I have given you, / 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 each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Joshua 14:2-5</a></span><br />Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. / The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-1.htm">Deuteronomy 12:1</a></span><br />These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43-45</a></span><br />Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. / And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Deuteronomy 4:47-49</a></span><br />They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east— / extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon), / including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a></span><br />These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm">Deuteronomy 32:49</a></span><br />“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Joshua 24:13</a></span><br />So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sun rise.</p><p class="hdg">two tribes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-32.htm">Numbers 32:32</a></b></br> We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan <i>may be</i> ours.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Half</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Received</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/21-11.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/numbers/21-11.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/numbers/32-19.htm">Sun'-Rising</a> <a href="/numbers/21-11.htm">Sun-Rising</a> <a href="/numbers/32-22.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">East</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Half</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-13.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/numbers/34-17.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/numbers/34-17.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/numbers/36-3.htm">Received</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Sun'-Rising</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Sun-Rising</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/35-8.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">The names of the men who shall divide the land</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These two and a half tribes</b><br>This phrase refers to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. These tribes requested to settle on the east side of the Jordan River because the land was suitable for their large herds and flocks (<a href="/numbers/32.htm">Numbers 32:1-5</a>). Their decision reflects a practical choice based on economic needs, but it also sets a precedent for living outside the Promised Land's traditional boundaries. This choice required a commitment to assist the other tribes in conquering Canaan (<a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Numbers 32:16-22</a>).<p><b>have received their inheritance</b><br>The concept of inheritance is central to the Israelites' understanding of the Promised Land. It signifies a divine allotment, a gift from God to His people, fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21). The inheritance is not just a physical possession but a spiritual legacy, symbolizing God's faithfulness and the covenant relationship between God and Israel.<p><b>across the Jordan</b><br>The Jordan River serves as a significant geographical and symbolic boundary in the biblical narrative. Crossing the Jordan represents entering into the promises of God, as seen in the later crossing led by Joshua (Joshua 3-4). For the two and a half tribes, settling "across the Jordan" indicates a separation from the main body of Israel, which could lead to future tensions and challenges in maintaining unity and faithfulness to God (Joshua 22).<p><b>from Jericho</b><br>Jericho is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and holds a strategic position near the Jordan River. It is famously known for its conquest by Joshua and the Israelites, where the walls fell after the Israelites marched around them for seven days (Joshua 6). Jericho's mention here situates the eastern tribes' inheritance in a context of significant historical and military importance.<p><b>toward the sunrise</b><br>This phrase indicates the direction of the land allocation, eastward. In biblical symbolism, the east often represents beginnings and new opportunities, as the sun rises in the east. It can also imply a movement away from the central place of worship and community, which was west of the Jordan. This geographical orientation might suggest both the potential for new growth and the risk of isolation from the rest of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_two_and_a_half_tribes.htm">The Two and a Half Tribes</a></b><br>Refers to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. These tribes requested and received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan River.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical boundary in the Bible, representing a transition from the wilderness into the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>A city located near the Jordan River, known for its walls that fell after the Israelites marched around them, marking the beginning of the conquest of Canaan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/eastward_toward_the_sunrise.htm">Eastward Toward the Sunrise</a></b><br>This phrase indicates the direction of the land given to the two and a half tribes, symbolizing new beginnings and hope.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the tribes of Israel, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham about the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Promises</a></b><br>God fulfills His promises, as seen in the allocation of land to the tribes. Believers can trust in God's faithfulness in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_cooperation_among_god's_people.htm">Unity and Cooperation Among God's People</a></b><br>The two and a half tribes agreed to help their fellow Israelites conquer the land west of the Jordan, demonstrating the importance of unity and cooperation in achieving God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_boundaries.htm">The Significance of Boundaries</a></b><br>Boundaries are important in God's plan, providing structure and order. In our lives, setting boundaries can help maintain spiritual health and focus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_east_and_new_beginnings.htm">Symbolism of the East and New Beginnings</a></b><br>The direction "eastward toward the sunrise" symbolizes new beginnings. Believers can find hope in new opportunities and God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_ark_move_yet_stay_put.htm">Numbers 10:33-36: How does the Ark of the Covenant traveling alongside them here reconcile with other passages where the Ark seems to remain stationary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_the_same_person_as_god.htm">What does the term 'Promised Land' refer to?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">On this side Jordan.--</span>Better, <span class= "ital">Along the side or bank of Jordan. </span>(See Note on chapter 32:19.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">On this side Jordan near Jericho.</span> Literally, "on the side (<span class="hebrew">מֵעֵבֶר</span>) of the Jordan of Jericho." It was not of course true that the territory which they had received lay eastward of Jericho, but it was the case that the tribe leaders had there asked and received permission to occupy that territory, and it was in this direction that the temporary settlements of Reuben and Gad lay, perhaps also those of half Manasseh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a half</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲצִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tribes</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּטּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have received</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקְח֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">across</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֵ֛בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ê·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5676.htm">Strong's 5676: </a> </span><span class="str2">A region across, on the opposite side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Jericho,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֵח֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rê·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward the sunrise.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְרָֽחָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(miz·rā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/34-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 34:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>