Numbers - 34:15



15 the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise."

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 34:15.

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The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
That is, two tribes and a half, have received their portion beyond the Jordan over against Jericho at the east side.
the two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side the Jordan of Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of Jordan near Jericho eastward, towards the sun-rising.
the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, near Jericho, eastward, at the sun -rising.'
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sun rise.
The two tribes and the half-tribe have been given their heritage on the other side of Jordan at Jericho, on the east looking to the dawn.
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.'
that is, two and a half tribes, have received their portion across the Jordan, opposite Jericho, toward the eastern side."
Duae tribus et dimidia acceperunt possessionem suam citra Jordanera Jericho ad orientem ad exortum solis.

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The two tribes and the half tribe,.... The tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh:
have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho, eastward, toward the sun rising; that is, they received the grant of it there, even in the plains of Moab, opposite Jericho, which lay to the east of the land of Canaan.

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