halfe the tribe of Manasseh] The Tribe of Manasseh was divided, the one halfe had his portion with the children of Gad and of Reuben on the one side of Jordan, the other on the other side; and this halfe which was sharer with the two Tribes fore-mentioned, was to undergoe the same conditions with them, Joshua 4:12. Amorites] The Amorites dwelled on both sides Jordan; but here he maketh mention of them that dwelt on this side (that is, neerer to the wildernesse in which the people wandered) and Joshua 10:12. he speaketh of them that inhabited beyond Jordan.