Deuteronomy 3:13

“The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half tribe of Manasseh, all the region of Argob. (As for all that Bashan, it is called a land of Rephaim.”

Deuteronomy 3:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:13, word by word

The restיֶתֶרyeter

rest

What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.

Where else “yeter” appears
of Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad

Gilead

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Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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the kingdomמַמְלֶכֶתmamlechet

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

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of Ogעוֹגog

Og

Og, king of Bashan. The name perhaps means "round."

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I gaveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to the halfחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

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tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

Manasseh

Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".

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the regionחֶבֶלchevel

allotment

A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.

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of Argobאַרְגֹּבargov

Argob

Argob: a region of Bashan, east of the Jordan, with sixty cities. The name means "stony."

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it is calledיִקָּרֵאyikare

name

To give someone a name.

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a landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Rephaimרְפָאִיםrefaim

Rephaim

An ancient people of very tall men.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemSea of GalileeGileadBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Gilead

    Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River

    A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.

    Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).

    Genesis 31:21Numbers 32:1Judges 11:1Jeremiah 8:22

  • 2Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

12This land we took possession of at that time. From Aroer, which is by the Wadi Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

13 · This verse (above)

14Jair son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them by his name, Bashan Havvoth-jair, to this day.)

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