New American Standard Bible 1995

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Deuteronomy

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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"So we took possession to take possession of, inherit, dispossess Verb H3423 יָרַ֖שְׁנוּ ya·rash·nu
of this this, here H2088    
land earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֧רֶץ ha·'a·retz
at that time. time Noun H6256 בָּעֵ֣ת ba·'et
From Aroer, three cities in Isr. Noun H6177 מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞ר me·'a·ro·'er
Analysis:
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which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
is by the valley torrent, torrent-valley, wadi Noun H5158 נַ֣חַל na·chal
of Arnon, "a roaring stream," a wadi and stream in Moab Noun H769 אַרְנֹ֗ן ar·non
and half half Noun H2677 וַחֲצִ֤י va·cha·tzi
the hill country mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הַֽר־ har-
of Gilead a region in Pal., also the name of several Isr. Noun H1568 הַגִּלְעָד֙ hag·gil·'ad
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and its cities city, town Noun H5892 וְעָרָ֔יו ve·'a·rav,
I gave to give, put, set Verb H5414 נָתַ֕תִּי na·tat·ti
to the Reubenites desc. of Reuben Adjective H7206 לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖י la·ru·'u·ve·ni
and to the Gadites. desc. of Gad Adjective H1425 וְלַגָּדִֽי׃ ve·lag·ga·di.

Locations

Arnon (Arnon River)

ARNONar'-non ('arnon; Arnon): Is first mentioned in Numbers 21:24 as the border between Moab and the Amorites. "The valleys of Arnon" in the next verse undoubtedly indicate the numerous wadies contributary to the main stream. It formed the southern boundary of the land assigned to Reuben (Deuteronomy 3:12). The city of Aroer stood on the northern edge of the... View Details

Aroer

AROERa-ro'-er (`aro'er; Aroer):(1) A city of the Amorites which stood on the northern edge of the Arnon (Deuteronomy 2:36, etc.). Taken by Israel, it shared the vicissitudes of the country north of the river, and when last named (Jeremiah 48:19) is again in the hands of Moab. It is one of the cities which Mesha claims to have built, i.e. fortified. It was wi... View Details

Gilead

GILEAD (1)gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. The Arabic jilead means "rough," "rugged."(1) A city named in Hosea 6:8; Hosea 12:11, possibly to be identified with Gilead near to Mizpah (Judges 10:17... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "So we took possession of this land at that time. From Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead and its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
King James Bible "So we took possession of And this land land, which we possessed at that time. From time, from Aroer, which is by the valley of river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the hill country of Gilead and its cities I thereof, gave to I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
Hebrew Greek English "So we took possession of this land at that time. From Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead and its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.