15 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:

16 The territory from Aroer(A) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba(B) 17 to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,(C) including Dibon,(D) Bamoth Baal,(E) Beth Baal Meon,(F) 18 Jahaz,(G) Kedemoth,(H) Mephaath,(I) 19 Kiriathaim,(J) Sibmah,(K) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 20 Beth Peor,(L) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21 all the towns on the plateau(M) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,(N) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(O)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,(P) who practiced divination.(Q) 23 The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.(R)

24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

25 The territory of Jazer,(S) all the towns of Gilead(T) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;(U) 26 and from Heshbon(V) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim(W) to the territory of Debir;(X) 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,(Y) Sukkoth(Z) and Zaphon(AA) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[a](AB)). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,(AC) according to their clans.

29 This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:

30 The territory extending from Mahanaim(AD) and including all of Bashan,(AE) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan(AF)—all the settlements of Jair(AG) in Bashan, sixty towns, 31 half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).(AH) This was for the descendants of Makir(AI) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.(AJ)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth

15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.

16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;

17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,

18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,

20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,

21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.

25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;

26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.

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