Deuteronomy 3:14

The Land East of the Jordan Divided

12 “And this ^aland, which we possessed at that time, ^bfrom Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and ^cits cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.

13 ^aThe rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the¹ giants.

14 ^aJair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, ^bas far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and ^ccalled Bashan after his own name, Havoth Jair, to this day.)

15 “Also I gave ^aGilead to Machir.

16 And to the Reubenites ^aand the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the river as the border, as far as the River Jabbok, ^bthe border of the people of Ammon;

17 the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth ^aas far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah ^b(the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 3:14

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American Standard Version
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.)

Amplified® Bible
Jair son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called it after his own name, Havvoth-jair, so called to this day.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 3:12)

Darby English Version
Jair the son of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth-Jair, to this day.)

Good News Bible
Jair, from the tribe of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of Geshur and Maacah. He named the villages after himself, and they are still known as the villages of Jair.)

King James Version
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, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.

New American Standard Bible
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called it, {that is,} Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, {as it is} to this day.)

New International Version
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair. )

New King James Version
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth Jair, to this day.)

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called it, namely, Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, as we call it to this day.)

Revised Standard Version
Ja'ir the Manas'site took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of the Gesh'urites and the Ma-ac'athites, and called the villages after his own name, Hav'voth-ja'ir, as it is to this day.)

Young's Literal Translation
`Jair son of Manasseh hath taken all the region of Argob, unto the border of Geshuri, and Maachathi, and calleth them by his own name, Bashan-Havoth-Jair, unto this day.

New English Translation
Jair, son of Manasseh, took all the Argob region as far as the border with the Geshurites¹ and Maacathites² (namely Bashan) and called it by his name, Havvoth-Jair,³ which it retains to this very day.)

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