Deuteronomy 3:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day.”

Deuteronomy 3:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 3:1423 words

יָאִירyāʾîrJair

בֶּןbenSon

מְנַשֶּׁהmənašehMenashsheh

לָקַחlāqaḥTake

אֶתʾet—

כָּלkālWhole

חֶבֶלḥevelRope

אַרְגֹּבʾarəgōvArgob

עַדʿadAs far

גְּבוּלgəvûlCord

הַגְּשׁוּרִיhagəšûrîThe Geshurite

וְהַמַּעֲכָתִיwəhamaʿăḵātîAnd the Maakathite

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֹתָםʾōtām—

עַלʿalAbove

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

אֶתʾet—

הַבָּשָׁןhabāšānThe Bashan

חַוֺּתḥaût—

יָאִירyāʾîrHamlets of Jair

עַדʿadAs far

הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

יָאִירyāʾîrJair

בֶּןbenSon

מְנַשֶּׁהmənašehMenashsheh

לָקַחlāqaḥTake

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

כָּלkālWhole

חֶבֶלḥevelRope

אַרְגֹּבʾarəgōvArgob

עַדʿadAs far

גְּבוּלgəvûlCord

הַגְּשׁוּרִיhagəšûrîThe Geshurite

וְהַמַּעֲכָתִיwəhamaʿăḵātîAnd the Maakathite

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

עַלʿalAbove

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַבָּשָׁןhabāšānThe Bashan

חַוֺּתḥaûtdirect object marker (no translation)

יָאִירyāʾîrHamlets of Jair

עַדʿadAs far

הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

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