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

12So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. 13To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. 15To Machir I gave Gilead, 16and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.

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

• Jairיָאִירyâ'îyr · JairH2971
• a descendantבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• regionחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of Argobאַרְגֹּב'argôb · ArgobH709
• as far asעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of the Geshuritesגְּשׁוּרִיgeshûrîy · GeshuriteH1651
• and Maacathitesמַעֲכָתִיma‛ăkâthîy · MaacathiteH4602
• He renamedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• afterעַל‛al · uponH5921
• himselfשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Havvoth-jairחַוּוֹת יָעִירchavvôth yâ‛îyr · Havvoth-jairH2334
• by whichזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• to this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:14

• 1 Chronicles 2:21Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
• Deuteronomy 3:4At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
• Joshua 13:13but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
• 2 Samuel 3:3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
• 2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
• 2 Samuel 13:37Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
• Numbers 32:41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their 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

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• Maachah
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• 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