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Joshua 13:29

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Moses gave an inheritance to half of the tribe of Manasseh, and this land became the possession of half of Manasseh's descendants, divided among their family groups.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse explains that Moses allocated land to half of the tribe of Manasseh, ensuring each family group received their portion of the inheritance.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred during Israel's conquest of the Promised Land, when Moses was distributing territory east of the Jordan River before his death. The tribe of Manasseh was one of Joseph's two sons who became tribes in Israel, and half of this tribe chose to settle on the east side of the Jordan River rather than cross over with the other tribes.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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