Joshua 13:28

28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, according to their clans.

Joshua 13:28 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
English Standard Version (ESV)
28 This is the inheritance of the people of Gad according to their clans, with their cities and villages.
New Living Translation (NLT)
28 The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Gad.
The Message Bible (MSG)
28 This was the inheritance of the Gadites, their cities and villages, clan by clan.
American Standard Version (ASV)
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
28 This was Gad's inheritance for its families. It included cities with their villages.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
28 This was the inheritance of the Gadites by their clans, with the cities and their villages.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
28 All of those towns and their villages were given to the tribe of Gad as their very own. Each family group received its share.

Joshua 13:28 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 13:28

This [is] the inheritance of the children of Gad, after their
families
As described in ( Joshua 13:27 ) :

the cities and their villages;
the cities given them, some of which are mentioned by name, and the villages adjacent and belonging to them were included in them.

Joshua 13:28 In-Context

26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;
27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee ).
28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, according to their clans.
29 This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:
30 The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire realm of Og king of Bashan—all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 46:16; S Numbers 32:33; Ezekiel 48:27
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