For the tribe of Reuben’s descendants and the tribe of Gad’s descendants have received their inheritance according to their ancestral families, and half the tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance.
Deuteronomy 33:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He chose the best part for himself, because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him. He came with the leaders of the people; he carried out the Lord’s justice and his ordinances for Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he provided the first part for himself, Because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; And he came with the heads of the people, He executed the justice of the LORD, And his judgments with Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He selected the best land for himself, for there was the leader's portion reserved; yet he came with the chiefs of the nation, and the righteous will of the Lord he performed, and His ordinances with Israel. [Num. 32:29-33.] American Standard Version (1901) And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel. Common English Bible He chose the best part for himself because there, where the commander’s portion was, the leaders of the people gathered together. Gad executed the LORD’s justice and the Lord’s judgments for Israel.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he has seen his own pre-eminence, which his teacher has stored up as his portion. He was with the princes of the people, and he accomplished the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: Who was with the princes of the people: and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel. |
For the tribe of Reuben’s descendants and the tribe of Gad’s descendants have received their inheritance according to their ancestral families, and half the tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance.
Your wives, dependents, and livestock may remain in the land Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But your best soldiers must cross over in battle formation ahead of your brothers and help them
Let them tell the righteous acts of the Lord, the righteous deeds of his villagers in Israel, with the voices of the singers at the watering places. Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates.
When the leaders lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, blessed be the Lord.