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Joshua 13:24-28

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13:24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad 1  by its clans. 13:25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory 2  as far as Aroer near 3  Rabbah. 13:26 Their territory ran 4  from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 13:27 It included the valley of Beth Haram, 5  Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth. 6  13:28 The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns. 7 

1 tn Heb “assigned to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad.”

2 tn Heb “and half of the land of the sons of Ammon.”

3 tn Heb “in front of.”

4 tn The words “Their territory ran” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied for clarification.

5 tn Or “it included in the valley, Beth Haram.”

6 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.

7 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad by their clans, the cities and their towns.”



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