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Deuteronomy 29:8

And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Deuteronomy 29:7.

וַנִּקַּח֙vaniqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַרְצָ֔םartsamearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּvanitnahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לְנַחֲלָ֔הlenachalahto heritageנַחֲלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to heritage”, the ordinary formH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlaruvenito children of Reubenרְאוּבֵנִיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “to children of Reuben”, the ordinary formH7206a Reubenite or descendant of Reubenchildren of Reuben, Reubenites.וְלַגָּדִ֑יvelagadiand to Gaditesגָּדִיconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to Gadites”, the ordinary formH1425a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of GadGadites, children of Gad.וְלַחֲצִ֖יvelachatsiand to halfחֵצִיconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.שֵׁ֥בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁיhamnashithe of Manassehמְנַשִּׁיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the of Manasseh”, the ordinary formH4520a Menashshite or descendant of Menashshehof Manasseh, Manassites.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(29-7) And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.

Young’s Literal Translation

and take their land, and give it for an inheritance to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh;

World English Bible

We took their land, and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.

Darby Translation

And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of the Manassites.

Douay-Rheims

And took their land, and delivered it for a possession to Ruben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(29-7) And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye came as far as this place; and there came forth Seon king of Esebon, and Og king of Basan, to meet us in war.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤλθετε ἕως τοῦ τόπου τούτου· καὶ ἑξῆλθε Σηὼν βασιλεὺς Ἐσεβὼν, καὶ Ὢγ βασιλεὺς Βασὰν εἰς συνάντησιν ἡμῖν ἐν πολέμῳ.