The Meaning of Joshua 13:29 Explained

Joshua 13:29

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And Moses gave a portion to half the tribe of Manasseh; and for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families:

ASV: And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Joshua 13:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 13

1  The bounds of the land not yet conquered
8  The inheritance of the two tribes and a half
14  The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi
15  The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben
22  Balaam slain
24  The bounds of the inheritance of God
29  and of the half tribe of Manasseh

What do the individual words in Joshua 13:29 mean?

And had given [an inheritance] Moses to the half tribe of Manasseh and it was for the half tribe of the sons of Manasseh according to their families
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה לַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶט מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיְהִ֗י לַחֲצִ֛י מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־ מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן  And  had  given  [an  inheritance] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
לַחֲצִ֖י  to  the  half 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
שֵׁ֣בֶט  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
וַיְהִ֗י  and  it  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לַחֲצִ֛י  for  the  half 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
מַטֵּ֥ה  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
בְנֵֽי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם  according  to  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.

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