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href="/bsb/joshua/13.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/joshua/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their clans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben <i>inheritance</i> according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben <i>an inheritance</i> according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses gave <i>an inheritance</i> to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Moses gave <i>an inheritance</i> to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Moses gave <i>an inheritance</i> to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Moses gave <i>an inheritance</i> to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />To the tribe of Reuben’s descendants by their clans, Moses gave<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />To the tribe of the Reubenites by their clans, Moses gave<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses gave land to each of the clans in the Reuben tribe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses gave some land as an inheritance to the tribe of Reuben for their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses had given a part of the land to the families of the tribe of Reuben as their possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses allocated territory to the tribe of the descendants of Reuben according to their tribes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben by its clans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses gave to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses gives to the tribe of the sons of Reuben, for their families;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses giveth to the tribe of the sons of Reuben, for their families;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will give to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses gave a possession to the children of Ruben according to their kindreds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Moses gave a possession to the tribe of the sons of Reuben, according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is what Moses gave to the tribe of the Reubenites by their clans:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the Reubenites according to their clans.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the Reubenites according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe gave the rod of Rubil to their families<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses gave the land to the tribe of Ruben according to their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/13-15.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/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3451" 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/joshua/13.htm">Reuben's Inheritance</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">This is what Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">had given</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">to the clans</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: lə·maṭ·ṭêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">of the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7205.htm" title="7205: rə·’ū·ḇên (N-proper-ms) -- From the imperative of ra'ah and ben; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob.">of Reuben:</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,…<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="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33</a></span><br />So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.<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="/numbers/32-29.htm">Numbers 32:29-32</a></span><br />And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession. / But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.” / The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do. ...<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="/numbers/32-39.htm">Numbers 32:39-42</a></span><br />The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. / So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there. / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Deuteronomy 2:31-37</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.” / So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz. / And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Numbers 21:21-35</a></span><br />Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, / “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” / But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Deuteronomy 3:1-11</a></span><br />Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei. / But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.” / So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands. We struck them down until no survivor was left. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a></span><br />And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24</a></span><br />“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">Numbers 32:1-5</a></span><br />Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock. / So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said, / “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, ...<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="/numbers/32-16.htm">Numbers 32:16-19</a></span><br />Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones. / But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land. / We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-6.htm">Numbers 32:6-15</a></span><br />But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here? / Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them? / This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/7-17.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-21.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/joshua/4-12.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">Reubenites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/13-23.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/13-23.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/13-23.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/13-21.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/joshua/13-23.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/joshua/13-23.htm">Reubenites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">The bounds of the land not yet conquered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">The inheritance of the two tribes and a half</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Balaam slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">and of the half tribe of Manasseh</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/joshua/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what Moses had given</b><br>Moses, as the leader of the Israelites, was responsible for distributing the land east of the Jordan River before his death. This allocation was part of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land for his descendants (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). Moses' role as a lawgiver and leader is a type of Christ, who also gives an inheritance to His people (<a href="/hebrews/3.htm">Hebrews 3:1-6</a>).<p><b>to the clans</b><br>The division of land was done according to the clans or families within each tribe, ensuring that each family unit received its portion. This reflects the importance of family and community in Israelite society and the biblical principle of inheritance (<a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">Numbers 26:52-56</a>). It also underscores the orderly and fair distribution of God's blessings.<p><b>of the tribe of Reuben</b><br>Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah (<a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32</a>). Despite his birthright, Reuben lost his preeminence due to his sin against his father (<a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22, 49</a>:3-4). The tribe of Reuben settled on the east side of the Jordan, in the region of Gilead, which was suitable for their large flocks and herds (<a href="/numbers/32.htm">Numbers 32:1-5</a>). This location had strategic importance and was often a buffer zone against eastern invaders.<p><b>:</b><br>The colon here introduces the specific details of the land allocation that follows in the subsequent verses. This punctuation marks a transition from the general statement of inheritance to the particular description of the territory, emphasizing the precision and care in God's provision for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He was responsible for dividing the land east of the Jordan among the tribes before his death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_reuben.htm">Tribe of Reuben</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob. They settled in the land east of the Jordan River.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_allocation.htm">Land Allocation</a></b><br>The event of dividing the land among the tribes of Israel, which was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' role in allocating the land demonstrates the importance of faithful leadership in fulfilling God's promises. Leaders today are called to be faithful stewards of God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_responsibility.htm">Inheritance and Responsibility</a></b><br>The tribe of Reuben received their inheritance, but with it came the responsibility to honor God in their new land. Believers today are reminded that with blessings come responsibilities to live according to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promises_fulfilled.htm">God's Promises Fulfilled</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the tribes is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Christians can trust that God will fulfill His promises in their lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>Just as each tribe received a specific portion of land, each believer has a unique role in the body of Christ. Embracing our individual callings contributes to the unity and effectiveness of the church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_joshua_21_cities_conflict_with_14-20.htm">Do the cities assigned in Joshua 21 conflict with the earlier tribal boundaries in Joshua 14-20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_manasseh_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Manasseh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_reuben_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Reuben in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_reuben's_and_gad's_settlement_sparse.htm">Joshua 13:8-14 - If Reuben's and Gad's territories east of the Jordan were truly established, why is tangible evidence of extensive settlement in those regions sparse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY DISTRIBUTED BY MOSES ON THE EAST OF JORDAN</span><p>(<a href="/context/joshua/13-15.htm" title="And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.">Joshua 13:15-33</a>).<p>(15) <span class= "bld">Reuben.</span>--See also <a href="/context/numbers/32-33.htm" title="And Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to 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.">Numbers 32:33-42</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm" title="And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;">Deuteronomy 3:16</a>, &c.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Reuben</span>. This passage is an expansion of <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33-42</a>. We learn from it that the Israelites actually took possession of this land. But in the reigns of the wicked kings Omri and Ahab the power of Israel declined, and after the battle of Ramoth-Gilead, and the defeat and death of Ahab, the Moabites succeeded in shaking off the Israelitish yoke, and in wresting from Israel moreover a considerable portion of the territory of Sihon. In the next reign an attempt was made to regain possession of the lost territory. We learn from the Moabite stone that the important towns here mentioned, Medeba, Dibon, Baalmeon, Kiriathaim (or Kirjathalm, as it is here called), Ataroth, Nebo, Aroer, had fallen into the hands of Mesha at the rebellion, and that he had erected a citadel at Dibon, which had become his capital. Hence the endeavour to invade Moab from the south, recorded in <a href="/1_kings/3.htm">1 Kings 3</a>, which, however, though successful as a military promenade, was attended with no permanent results. For Isaiah (ch. 15.)and Jeremiah (ch. 48.) mention most of these places, as well as Elealeh and Heshbon, the former capital of Sihon, as being strongholds of the Moabite power. Jahaz, too, the place where Sihon gave battle of the Israelites, is numbered by Mesha, as well as at a later date by Isaiah and Jeremiah, among the possessions of Moab; while Horonaim, mentioned among the Moabite cities by the two prophets, is incidentally noticed by Mesha as having been captured from the Edomites. In this early extinction of the tribe of Reuben we may see the fulfilment of Jacob's prophecy (<a href="/genesis/49.htm">Genesis 49</a>.). <span class="cmt_word">The plain by Medeba.</span> See ver. 10; so again in the next verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/13-15.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">[This is what] Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had given</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the clans</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַטֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<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">of Reuben:</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאוּבֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7205.htm">Strong's 7205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">OT History: Joshua 13:15 Moses gave to the tribe of the (Josh. 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