And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border, х uwgªbuwl (H1366)] - and the territory or country adjoining (see the note at Deuteronomy 3:16-17).
The cities, х he`aariym (H5892)] - the cities formerly referred to. 'The signification of this word,' says Gesenius, 'is of great extent, embracing not only the idea of an encampment, but also that of small fortifications, as watch-posts, watch-towers' (Numbers 13:19). Of course, where there were so many cities as in the countries east and west of the Jordan, they would be comparatively small, though walled.
And the villages thereof, х wªchatsreeyhen (H2691)] - and the enclosures, courts nomadic encampments, here and elsewhere, when conjoined with `aariym (H5892) hamlets, farm buildings usually erected around an open space or court in the vicinity of cities (Joshua 13:28; Joshua 15:32; Leviticus 25:31); sometimes called х bªnowt (H1323)] daughters of the city (Joshua 17:11; Numbers 21:25; Numbers 21:32; Numbers 32:42; Judges 11:26). [Septuagint, hai epauleis autoon].