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Joshua 13:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 13:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 13:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
5and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath;
6all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only allot thou it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
7Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
8With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them:
9from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
10and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance, etc.] Having the command and authority of God for it, he was to set about it at once, with all diligence and application: unto the nine tribes: of Judah, Simeon, Benjamin, Dan, Ephraim, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, in which order they are placed, when the Lord gave to Moses the names of the men that should divide the land under Eleazar and Joshua, (<043416>Numbers 34:16-28); and the half tribe of Manasseh; that half which had no inheritance on the other side Jordan, and for which a prince of the children of Joseph was appointed to divide, (<043423>Numbers 34:23).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 26:53-56, Num 33:54, Num 32:2-14; Eze 47:13-23, Eze 48:23-29 Joshua 13:8”
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