Joshua 12:6

The Kings Defeated East of the Jordan · Joshua 12:1–6
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Translations

Modern
Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Traditional
Them did Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Literal
Moses the servant of YHWH and the sons of Israel had struck them down, and Moses the servant of YHWH had given it as a possession to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Latin
Moyses famulus Domini et filii Israël percusserunt eos, tradiditque terram eorum Moyses in possessionem Rubenitis, et Gaditis, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse.

Original

Hebrew
English
Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Notes

the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh: See Numbers 32. The author of Joshua reminded the Israelites that their relatives living east of the Jordan River were also part of Israel.

This chapter summarizes Israel's victories on both sides of the Jordan River. It then moves to Joshua distributing the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel (chapter 13).

This second major section of the book records Joshua's southern and northern campaigns against two coalitions of kings from Canaan. Joshua's victories allowed Israel to settle the hill country from Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Manasseh: Firstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt Reuben: Firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gad, Tribe of Jabbok Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Og Sihon Tribe of Dan

Topics

Bashan: Allotted to the Two and One Half Tribes, Which had Their Possession East of the Jordan River Canaan: Land of After the Conquest by Joshua Og: Land of, Given to the Tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh