Deuteronomy 3 · Verse 12

Deuteronomy 3:12

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.
Deuteronomy 3:12, King James Version

Deuteronomy 3:12 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBThis land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites;
ASVAnd this land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites:
YLT‘And this land we have possessed, at that time; from Aroer, which is by the brook Arnon, and the half of mount Gilead, and its cities, I have given to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite;
DARBYAnd 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;
BBEAnd this land which we took at that time, from Aroer by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead with its towns, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.
WebsterAnd this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

What does Deuteronomy 3:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:12-13
12-13. 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 pasture lands of Bashan--a large province, consisting, with the exception of a few bleak and rocky spots, of strong and fertile soil--was assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:12-20
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 3:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
יָרַ֖שְׁנוּya.Rash.nuwe took possession ofH3423
בָּעֵ֣תba.'Etat the timeH6256
הַהִ֑ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931
מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'Erfrom AroerH6177
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
עַל\־'al-[was] atH5921
נַ֣חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158
אַרְנֹ֗ן'ar.NonArnonH769
וַחֲצִ֤יva.cha.Tziand [the] half ofH2677
הַֽר\־har-[the] hill country ofH2022
הַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'Ad<the> GileadH1568
וְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.Ravand cities itsH5892
נָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiI gaveH5414
לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖יla.ru.'u.ve.Nito the Reubenite[s]H7206
וְלַגָּדִֽי\׃ve.la.ga.Diand to the Gadite[s]H1425

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 3:12

  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

  • Numbers 32:32-38

    We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours. And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, …

  • 2 Kings 10:33

    From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

  • Deuteronomy 4:48

    From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,

  • Joshua 12:2-6

    Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah: And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. …

  • Joshua 13:8-28

    With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them; From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; …

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from Aroer.
2:36; 4:48; Nu 32:33-38; Jos 12:2-6; 13:8-12,14-28; 2Ki 10:33

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 3:11

    For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

  • Deuteronomy 3:12

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 3:13

    And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

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Deuteronomy 3:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y esta tierra que heredamos entonces desde Aroer, que está al arroyo de Arnón, y la mitad del monte de Galaad con sus ciudades, dí á los Rubenitas y á los Gaditas:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et nous avons pris possession de ce pays-là, en ce même temps. Depuis Aroër, qui est sur le torrent de l’Arnon, la moitié de la montagne de Galaad, et ses villes, je les donnai aux Rubénites et aux Gadites;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dieses Land nahmen wir in selbiger Zeit in Besitz. Von Aroer an, das am Flusse Arnon ist, und die Hälfte des Gebirges Gilead und seine Städte gab ich den Rubenitern und den Gaditern;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Terramque possedimus tempore illo ab Aroër, quæ est super ripam torrentis Arnon, usque ad mediam partem montis Galaad: et civitates illius dedi Ruben et Gad.