King James Version
Joshua 13:28 in the King James Version says “This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.”
Joshua 13:28 · KJV
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
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.
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“This is the inheritance”
H5159properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
“of the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“after their families”
H4940a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
“the cities”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“and their villages”
H2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
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