Numbers 34:15

15 These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

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Numbers 34:15 in Other Translations

KJV

15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

ESV

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

NLT

15 on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”

MSG

15 the two tribes and the half-tribe got their inheritance east of Jordan-Jericho, facing the sunrise."

CSB

15 The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise."

Numbers 34:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:15

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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 34:15 In-Context

13 Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has ordered that it be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes,

14 because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

15 These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

16 The LORD said to Moses,

17 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

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Numbers 34:15 in Other Translations

Numbers 34:15 Meaning and Commentary

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