and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.Deuteronomy 3:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨י וְלַגָּדִ֜י נָתַ֤תִּי מִן־הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְעַד־נַ֣חַל אַרְנֹ֔ן תּ֥וֹךְ הַנַּ֖חַל וּגְבֻ֑ל וְעַד֙ יַבֹּ֣ק הַנַּ֔חַל גְּב֖וּל בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃
- וְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨יve.la.ru.'u.ve.Ni“and to the Reubenite[s]”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from רְאוּבֵנִי · “Reubenite” · Strong's H7206
- וְלַגָּדִ֜יve.la.ga.Di“and to the Gadite[s]”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּדִי · “Gad” · Strong's H1425
- נָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.ti“I gave”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'Ad“<the> Gilead”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּלְעָד · “Gilead” · Strong's H1568G
- וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and to”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- נַ֣חַלNa.chal“[the] wadi of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
- אַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.Non“Arnon”Noun, proper name of a place · from אַרְנוֹן · “Arnon” · Strong's H0769
- תּ֥וֹךְTokh“[the] middle of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- הַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chal“the wadi”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
- וּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.Vul“and a border”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גְּבוּל · “boundary” · Strong's H1366G
- וְעַד֙ve.'Ad“and to”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- יַבֹּ֣קya.Bok“Jabbok”Noun, proper name of a place · from יַבֹּק · “Jabbok” · Strong's H2999
- הַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chal“the wadi”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
- גְּב֖וּלge.Vul“[is] [the] border of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גְּבוּל · “boundary” · Strong's H1366G
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- עַמּֽוֹן׃a.Mon“Ammon”Noun, proper name of a man · from עַמּוֹן · “Ammon” · Strong's H5983
Places named in this verse
- Ammonites (Ammon)region · Identification: certain · Map of Ammon (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Ammon on OpenBible.info
- Gileadregion · Identification: certain · Map of Gilead (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Gilead on OpenBible.info
- Jabbokriver · Identification: certain · Map of Jabbok (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Jabbok on OpenBible.info
- Arnon (Valley of the Arnon)valley · Identification: certain · Map of Valley of the Arnon (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Valley of the Arnon on OpenBible.info