Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 3:8-17

8And we tookH3947at that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256outH3947of the handמִיַּ֗דmi.YadH3027of the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776that wason this sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,from the riverמִנַּ֥חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֖ן'ar.NonH769unto mountהַ֥רharH2022Hermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.MonH2768;

9(WhichHermonלְחֶרְמ֖וֹןle.cher.MonH2768the Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֛יםtzi.do.NimH6722callיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121Sirionשִׂרְיֹ֑ןsir.YonH8303;and the Amoritesוְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יve.Ha.'e.mo.RiH567callיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121it Shenirשְׂנִֽיר׃se.NirH8149;)

10All the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֗רha.mi.ShorH4334,and all Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,and all Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,unto Salchahסַלְכָ֖הsal.KhahH5548and Edreiוְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיve.'ed.Re.'iH154,citiesעָרֵ֛י'a.ReiH5892of the kingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316.

11For only Ogע֞וֹגogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316remainedנִשְׁאַר֮nish.'ArH7604of the remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of giantsהָרְפָאִים֒ha.re.fa.'ImH7497;behold, his bedsteadעַרְשׂוֹ֙ar.SoH6210wasa bedsteadעֶ֣רֶשׂ'E.resH6210of ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270; isit notהֲלֹ֣הha.LohH3808in Rabbathבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983?nineתֵּ֧שַׁעTe.sha'H8672cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe lengthאָרְכָּ֗הּ'a.re.KahH753thereof, and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֛וֹת'a.MotH520the breadthרָחְבָּ֖הּra.che.BahH7341of it, after the cubitבְּאַמַּת־be.'a.mat-H520of a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

12And this landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whichwe possessedיָרַ֖שְׁנוּya.Rash.nuH3423at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,from Aroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, which isby the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנֹ֗ן'ar.NonH769,and halfוַחֲצִ֤יva.cha.TziH2677mountהַֽר־har-H2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,and the citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892thereof, gaveנָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414I unto the Reubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖יla.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206and to the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִֽי׃ve.la.ga.DiH1425.

13And the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֤דha.gil.'AdH1568,and all Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316, beingthe kingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֔וֹגogH5747,gaveנָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414I unto the halfלַחֲצִ֖יla.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519;all the regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobהָֽאַרְגֹּב֙ha.'ar.GoH709,with all Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whichהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931was calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of giantsרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14Jairיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH2971the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947all the countryחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּ֔ב'ar.GoH709unto the coastsגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Geshuriהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יha.ge.shu.RiH1651and Maachathiוְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑יve.ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602;and calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121them after his own nameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,Bashan–havoth–jairהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH2334 H1316,unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

15And I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568unto Machirוּלְמָכִ֖ירu.le.ma.KhirH4353.

16And unto the Reubenitesוְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨יve.la.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206and unto the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֜יve.la.ga.DiH1425I gaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414from Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568even unto the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769halfתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432the valleyהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and the borderוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366even unto the riverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158Jabbokיַבֹּ֣קya.BokH2999, which isthe borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

17The plainוְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הve.ha.'a.ra.VahH6160also, and Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383,and the coastוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366thereof,from Chinnerethמִכִּנֶּ֗רֶתmi.ki.Ne.retH3672even unto the seaיָ֤םyamH3220of the plainהָֽעֲרָבָה֙ha.'a.ra.VahH6160, eventhe saltהַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָ֣םyamH3220,under Ashdoth–pisgahאַשְׁדֹּ֥ת'ash.DotH794 H798eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃miz.Ra.chahH4217.

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