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.
• 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.)
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair, as it is still known today.)

Context of Deuteronomy 3:14

12Of 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. 13The rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The whole region of Argob in Bashan used to be known as a land of the Rephaites. 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.) 15And I gave Gilead to Makir. 16But to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory extending from Gilead down to the Arnon Gorge (the middle of the gorge being the border) and out to the Jabbok River, which is 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

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, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub.
• Deuteronomy 3:4At that time we took all his cities. There was not one of the sixty cities that we did not take from them—the whole region of Argob, Og’s kingdom in Bashan.
• Joshua 13:13But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur and Maakah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
• 2 Samuel 3:3his second, Kileab the son of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
• 2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maakah with a thousand men, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.
• 2 Samuel 13:37Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David mourned many days for his son.
• Numbers 32:41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements 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
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• 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