The Meaning of Deuteronomy 29:8 Explained

Deuteronomy 29:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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;

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Deuteronomy 29:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 29:1-13 - The Covenant That Brings Prosperity
In one great final convocation Moses rehearsed the Covenant, and endeavored to bind the people to its provisions. It becomes us all from time to time to look into the vows that we have made, reviewing them to see if we have carefully observed and kept our pledges. We need also to enlarge their scope as one new department after another is added to the experience of our souls. A review also of God's great love and care through past years should constrain us, as by the mercies of God, to present ourselves anew to Him, as a "living sacrifice," Romans 12:1-2.
Notice the double aspect of Deuteronomy 29:12-13. It is not enough for us to be willing to enter into a covenant with God and to take His oath; we need that God should establish us unto Himself that we may become His peculiar people. The established heart and character are the very special gifts of the Holy Spirit, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Peter 5:10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 29

1  Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen
10  All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant
18  The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness
29  Secret things belong unto God

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 29:8 mean?

And we took - their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenite and to the Gadite and to half the tribe of Manassite
וַנִּקַּח֙ אֶת־ אַרְצָ֔ם וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּ לְנַחֲלָ֔ה לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְלַגָּדִ֑י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי

וַנִּקַּח֙  And  we  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אַרְצָ֔ם  their  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּ  and  gave  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural, third person feminine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְנַחֲלָ֔ה  as  an  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י  to  the  Reubenite 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵנִי  
Sense: a descendant of Reuben the son of Jacob.
וְלַגָּדִ֑י  and  to  the  Gadite 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּדִי  
Sense: one of the tribe descended from Gad.
וְלַחֲצִ֖י  and  to  half 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
שֵׁ֥בֶט  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי  of  Manassite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשִּׁי  
Sense: descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph and grandson of Jacob.

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