60:7 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh! 1
Ephraim is my helmet, 2
Judah my royal scepter. 3
108:8 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh! 4
Ephraim is my helmet, 5
Judah my royal scepter. 6
1 sn Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
2 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”
3 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
4 tn Gilead was located east of the Jordan River. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
5 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”
6 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan River. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.