Deuteronomy 3:14

Deuteronomy 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jair the Manassite took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called the villages after his own name, Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth Jair, to this day.)

Context of Deuteronomy 3:14

12“So we took possession of this land at that time. I gave the territory from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, along with half of the hill country of Gilead and its cities to the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, all the region of Argob (concerning all Bashan, it is called the land of Rephaim. Jair the son (descendant) of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, that is Bashan, and called it after his own name, Havvoth (the villages of) Jair, as it is called to this day.) 15I gave Gilead to Machir [of Manasseh]. 16To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the Valley of Arnon, with the middle of the Valley as a boundary, and as far as the Jabbok River, the boundary of the sons of Ammon;

Deuteronomy 3:14 word by word

יָאִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לָקַח֙ אֶת־כָּל־חֶ֣בֶל אַרְגֹּ֔ב עַד־גְּב֥וּל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֹתָ֨ם עַל־שְׁמ֤וֹ אֶת־הַבָּשָׁן֙ חַוֹּ֣ת יָאִ֔יר עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jairיָאִירyâ'îyr · JairH2971
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• all the countryחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of Argobאַרְגֹּב'argôb · ArgobH709
• unto the coastsגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of Geshuriגְּשׁוּרִיgeshûrîy · GeshuriteH1651
• and Maachathiמַעֲכָתִיma‛ăkâthîy · MaacathiteH4602
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• them after his own nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Bashan–havoth–jairחַוּוֹת יָעִירchavvôth yâ‛îyr · Havvoth-jairH2334
• Bashan–havoth–jairבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:14

• 1 Chronicles 2:21Later, when Hezron was sixty years old, he married the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and she bore him Segub.
• Deuteronomy 3:4We captured all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, the whole region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
• Joshua 13:13But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites or the Maacathites; for Geshur and Maacath live among Israel to this day.
• 2 Samuel 3:3his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom the son of [his wife] Maacah, daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur;
• 2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites saw that they had become an object of hatred to David, they sent word and hired the Arameans (Syrians) of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men [to fight for them].
• 2 Samuel 13:37But Absalom fled and went to [his mother’s father] Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
• Numbers 32:41[The sons of] Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns (tent villages) and called them Havvoth-jair.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Bashan-havoth-jair - Bashan of the cities of Jair; see Numbers 32:41.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14These Geshurites held territory adjoining, if not included within, Bashan. They are not to be confounded with those mentioned in Joshua 13:2, who were neighbors of the Philistines 1 Samuel 17:8. The exact position of Maachah like that of Geshur cannot be ascertained; but it was no doubt among the fastnesses which lay between Bashan and the kingdom of Damascus, and on the skirts of Mount Hermon. Unto this day - This expression, like our “until now,” does…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 This country was settled on the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: see Nu 32. Moses repeats the condition of the grant to which they agreed. When at rest, we should desire to see our brethren at rest too, and should be ready to do what we can towards it; for we are not born for ourselves, but are members one of another.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Jair was a descendant of Manasseh through Makir and Gilead (1 Chronicles 2:22). The Geshurites and Maacathites were small kingdoms in Bashan. They were located along the western side of the Golan Heights, east of the Sea of Galilee. These groups lived near the land that Israel later controlled. Havvoth-jair was the name given to Argob after Jair brought it under Israelite control (see Deuteronomy 3:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob--The original inhabitants of the province north of Bashan, comprising sixty cities (De 3:4), not having been extirpated along with Og, this people were afterwards brought into subjection by the energy of Jair. This chief, of the tribe of Manasseh, in accordance with the pastoral habits of his people, called these newly acquired towns by a name which signifies "Jair's Bedouin Villages of Tents."…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 3:14

• Argob
• Bashan
• Bashan-Havoth-Jair
• Geshur
• Havoth-Jair
• Israel
• Jair
• Maachah
• Og
• Reubenites

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings