Deuteronomy 3:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"So we took possessionיָרַ֖שְׁנוּ
(ya·rash·nu)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
of this 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
landהָאָ֧רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
at that time.בָּעֵ֣ת
(ba·'et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
From Aroer,מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞ר
(me·'a·ro·'er)
6177: three cities in Isr.from arar
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is by the valleyנַ֣חַל
(na·chal)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
of Arnon,אַרְנֹ֗ן
(ar·non)
769: "a roaring stream," a wadi and stream in Moabfrom the same as Aran
and halfוַחֲצִ֤י
(va·cha·tzi)
2677: halffrom chatsah
the hill countryהַֽר־
(har-)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
of Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙
(hag·gil·'ad)
1568: a region in Pal., also the name of several Isr.from gala
and its citiesוְעָרָ֔יו
(ve·'a·rav,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
I gaveנָתַ֕תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
to the Reubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖י
(la·ru·'u·ve·ni)
7206: desc. of Reubenfrom Reuben
and to the Gadites.וְלַגָּדִֽי׃
(ve·lag·ga·di.)
1425: desc. of Gadfrom Gad


















KJV Lexicon
And this land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
which we possessed
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
at that time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
from Aroer
`Arow`er  (ar-o-ayr')
nudity of situation; Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine -- Aroer.
which is by the river
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Arnon
'Arnown  (ar-nohn')
a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory -- Arnon.
and half
chetsiy  (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
mount
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
Gilead
Gil`ad  (ghil-awd')
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites -- Gilead, Gileadite.
and the cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
thereof gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
I unto the Reubenites
R'uwbeniy  (reh-oob-ay-nee')
a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben -- children of Reuben, Reubenites.
and to the Gadites
Gadiy  (gaw-dee')
a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad -- Gadites, children of Gad.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At that time we took possession of this land. I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Aroer by the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead along with its cities.

International Standard Version
"Of the land that we captured at that time, I've given its towns to the descendants of Reuben and the descendants of Gad from Aroer near the Wadi Arnon to half of the hill country of Gilead.

NET Bible
This is the land we brought under our control at that time: The territory extending from Aroer by the Wadi Arnon and half the Gilead hill country with its cities I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At that time we took possession of this land. I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad the land north of Aroer near the Arnon Valley and half of the mountain region of Gilead with its cities.

King James 2000 Bible
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
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