Division of Land East of the Jordan: 13:7–33 The narrative shifts from describing land not yet conquered to dividing land among the tribes. Verse 7 begins with a summary statement about land west and east of the Jordan. The Greek version (LXX) of the passage includes a section of the verse left out of the Hebrew (MT) and not in the NIV. Verse 7 begins (NIV) with the following: and divide it (the west) as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh. The Greek adds, from the Jordan to the Great Sea westward you shall give them: the Great Sea shall be the boundary (13:7). The NIV picks up the reference to the half tribe of Manasseh: The other half of Manasseh (lit, with him), the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east …
Division of the Land East of the Jordan
Joshua 13:8-33
Joshua 13:8-33
Understanding Series
by J. Gordon Harris
by J. Gordon Harris
Baker Publishing Group, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, by J. Gordon Harris