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| | 32:33 |
To the descendants of Gad and Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh (son of Joseph), Moses then gave the kingdom of Sichon (king of the Amorites) and the kingdom of Og (king of the Bashan). [He gave them] the land along with the cities along its surrounding borders.
Vayiten lahem Moshe livney-Gad velivney Re'uven velachatsi shevet Menasheh ven-Yosef et-mamlechet Sichon melech ha'Emori ve'et-mamlechet Og melech haBashan ha'arets le'areyha bigvulot arey ha'arets saviv. |
| 32:34 |
The descendants of Gad built up Divon, Ataroth, Aro'er,
Vayivnu vney-Gad et-Divon ve'et-Atarot ve'et Aro'er. |
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Commentary:
half of the tribe of Manasseh
Some say that although the original request came from Gad and Reuben, they did not have enough population to occupy the land, and therefore invited Manasseh to join them (Ramban; Abarbanel). The rest of Manasseh took land by lot with the other tribes (Joshua 17:2). According to others, however, Manasseh was involved in the original request (Josephus, Antiquities 4:7:3). See Numbers 32:39-42.
| Sichon
See Numbers 21:21
| Og
Numbers, 21:33
| the land...
Literally, 'the land to its cities, in the cities and the cities on its surrounding borders' (Septuagint; cf. Abarbanel).
| Divon, Ataroth
See Numbers, 32:3.
| Aro'er
The modern Ara'ir, just north of the Arnon, some 13 miles east of the Dead Sea (cf. Deuteronomy 2:36, etc.). It formed the southern boundary of Sichon's kingdom (Joshua 12:2), and of Reuben (Joshua 13:16), although it was actually in Gad's territory (Joshua 13:25).
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