“And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.”
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I to the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, is called the land of Rephaites' -- the half-tribe of Manasseh receives northern Gilead and all of Bashan. The phrase 'the land of Rephaites' reminds readers that this is territory formerly held by giants, now possessed by Israel. The distribution preserves the half-Manassite tradition from Numbers 32.
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