Deuteronomy 3:16

Translations

Modern

…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.

Traditional

And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

Literal

And to the Reubenite and the Gadite I gave from Gilead and as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the valley and the border, and to the Jabbok River, the border of the sons of Ammon,

Latin

Et tribubus Ruben et Gad dedi de terra Galaad usque ad torrentem Arnon medium torrentis, et confinium usque ad torrentem Jeboc, qui est terminus filiorum Ammon:

Original

Hebrew

English

…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.

Notes

Deuteronomy 3:12–20

See Numbers 32.

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Related verses

Numbers 21:24
And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
Deuteronomy 2:37
But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.
2 Samuel 24:5
They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
Numbers 32:33–38
So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
Joshua 12:2–3
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,
Genesis 32:22
During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

Parallels

Numbers 32:1–42 Joshua 13:8–14

People

Reuben: Firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel Arnon: A river and valley, serving as a boundary for Israel Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name Jabbok: A river east of the Jordan, associated with Jacob

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Archaeology and the Bible Arnon Deuteronomy, Book of Gad (Person) Gadite Jabbok Joshua, Book of Palestine Tribe of Dan

Topics

Arnon: Boundary Between Moabites and Amorites Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: Reubenites Obtained the Land Taken from the Amorites Gad: A Tribe of Israel: Petition for Their Portion of Land East of the Jordan River Israel: Defeat the King of Baasha Jabbok of the Reubenites and the Gadites Og: Land of, Given to the Tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh Reubenites: Have Their Inheritance East of the Jordan River the Tribe of Reuben: Bounds of Their Inheritance The Tribes of Israel: Reuben, Gad and Half Manasseh: Settled on East Side of Jordan

Deuteronomy 3:16

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