Joshua 13:29

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“This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:”

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BSBPD

“This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses gaveinheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Moses giveth to the half of the tribe of Manasseh; and it is to the half of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, for their families.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 13:29 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 32:22then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.
  2. Numbers 32:40So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
  3. Deuteronomy 3:13To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)
  4. Joshua 17:5Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,
  5. Joshua 17:6because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
  6. Joshua 22:7(To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
  7. 1 Chronicles 5:23Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
  8. Ezekiel 48:4Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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