Deuteronomy 3:12

Deuteronomy 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
• New International Version (NIV)Of the land that we took over at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge, including half the hill country of Gilead, together with its towns.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When we took possession of this land at that time, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory beginning at Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its cities.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.

Context of Deuteronomy 3:12

10all the cities of the plateau, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, as far as Salchah and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11For only Og the king of Bashan remained of the residue of giants: behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? its length was nine cubits, and its breadth four cubits, after the cubit of a man. And this land we took in possession at that time. From Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and the half of mount Gilead, and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites; 13and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (The whole region of Argob, even all Bashan, is called a land of giants. 14Jair the son of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth-Jair, to this day.)

Deuteronomy 3:12 word by word

וְאֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את יָרַ֖שְׁנוּ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑וא מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־עַל־נַ֣חַל אַרְנֹ֗ן וַחֲצִ֤י הַֽר־הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְעָרָ֔יו נָתַ֕תִּי לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְלַגָּדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• tookיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• possessionיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• Aroerעֲרֹעֵר‛ărô‛êr ‛ărô‛êr ‛ar‛ôr · AroerH6177
• riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• Arnonאַרְנוֹן'arnôn 'arnôn · ArnonH769
• halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:12

• Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the ravine even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: Jehovah our God delivered all before us.
• Deuteronomy 4:48from Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, as far as mount Sion, which is Hermon,
• Numbers 32:33And Moses gave to them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og the king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and territories, the cities of the land round about.
• Joshua 12:2Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, [and] ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the ravine, and over half Gilead, as far as the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon;
• Joshua 13:8with him the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them:
• 2 Kings 10:33from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, both Gilead and Bashan.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:12

• 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. 12The Reubenites and Gadites asked Moses if they could settle east of the Jordan River instead of in Canaan. Moses agreed to their request (Numbers 32:1–5). Aroer: See study note on Deuteronomy 2:36.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer ... gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites--The whole territory occupied by Sihon was parcelled out among the pastoral tribes of Reuben and Gad. It extended from the north bank of the Arnon to the south half of mount Gilead--a small mountain ridge, now called Djelaad, about six or seven miles south of the Jabbok, and eight miles in length. The northern portion of Gilead and the rich…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 3:12

• Aroer
• Bashan
• Gad
• Israel
• Og
• Reubenites

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Euphrates River, the River
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Encourage
• Gad
• Meet
• Og
• Palestine
• Region
• Sihon

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