Deuteronomy 3:15
What does Deuteronomy 3:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 3:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Gilead I gave to Machir.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And to Machir I have given Gilead.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752To Machir also I gave Galaad.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I gave Gilead to Machir.
Context
v.14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.)
v.15This passage
v.16And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and the border thereof, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 17:1
Andthiswas the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- Numbers 26:29
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
- Genesis 50:23
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees.
- Joshua 22:7
Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had giveninheritancein Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward. Moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them,
- Numbers 32:39
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.
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