Numbers 32:33-42

Land Assignment

32:33 So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them. ¹  32:34 The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, 32:35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, 32:36 Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and constructed pens for their flocks. 32:37 The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 32:38 Nebo, Baal Meon (with a change of name), and Sibmah. They renamed ²  the cities they built.

32:39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 32:40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir, son of Manasseh, and he lived there. ³  32:41 Now Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their small towns and named them Havvoth Jair. 32:42 Then Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah after his own name.

Joshua 12:2-6

12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived ⁴  in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley ⁵  and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory. 12:3 His kingdom included ⁶  the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth ⁷  to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), ⁸  including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

12:4 The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining Rephaites, ⁹  who lived ¹⁰  in Ashtaroth and Edrei 12:5 and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.

12:6 Moses the Lord’s servant and the Israelites defeated them and Moses the Lord’s servant assigned their land ¹¹  to Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 13:9-12

13:9 Their territory started ¹²  from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon, 13:10 and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border. 13:11 Their territory also included ¹³  Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah – 13:12 the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was one of the few remaining Rephaites.) ¹⁴  Moses defeated them and took their lands. ¹⁵ 

[32:33]  ¹ tn Heb “the land with its cities in the borders of the cities of the land all around.”

[32:38]  ² tn Heb “called names.”

[32:40]  ³ tn Heb “in it.”

[12:2]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “reigned.”

[12:2]  ⁵ tc The MT reads here, “and the middle of the valley,” but the reading “the city in the middle of valley” can be reconstructed on the basis of Josh 13:9, 16.

[12:3]  ⁶ tn The words “his kingdom included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:3]  ⁷ sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.

[12:3]  ⁸ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

[12:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “from the remnant of the Rephaites.”

[12:4]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps “who reigned.”

[12:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “gave it for a possession.”

[13:9]  ¹² tn The words “their territory started” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:11]  ¹³ tn The words “their territory also included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “from the remnant of the Rephaites.”

[13:12]  ¹⁵ tn Or “dispossessed them.”