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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.

KJV

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.

Vulgate

καὶ τὴν γῆν ἐκείνην ἐπρονομεύσαμεν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἀπὸ Ἀροήρ, ἥ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοῦ χείλους χειμάρρου Ἀρνών, καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ ὄρους Γαλαάδ· καὶ τὰς πόλεις αὐτοῦ ἔδωκα τῷ Ῥουβὴν καὶ τῷ Γάδ.

LXX

And 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:

ASV

וְ/אֶת הָ/אָ֧רֶץ הַ/זֹּ֛את יָרַ֖שְׁנוּ בָּ/עֵ֣ת הַ/הִ֑וא מֵ/עֲרֹעֵ֞ר אֲשֶׁר עַל נַ֣חַל אַרְנֹ֗ן וַ/חֲצִ֤י הַֽר הַ/גִּלְעָד֙ וְ/עָרָ֔י/ו נָתַ֕תִּי לָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְ/לַ/גָּדִֽי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַרְנוֹן֙
'rnvn
proper_noun · 25×
גִּלְעָֽד
gl'd
proper_noun · 134×
גָּדִ֔י
gdy
noun · 16×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
הּ
h
verb · 232×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חֲצִ֣י
chtsy
noun · 122×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נַ֣חַל
nchl
noun · 140×
עֲרוֹעֵ֡ר
'rv'r
proper_noun · 16×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֽאוּבֵנִ֖י
r'vbny
noun · 18×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 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:
  • Deut 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:
  • Deut 4:48 — From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
  • Deut 29:8 — And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
  • Gen 31:21 — So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
  • Isa 17:2 — The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
  • Num 32:32 — 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.
  • Num 32:33 — 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