King James Version
Deuteronomy 3:15 in the King James Version says “And I gave Gilead unto Machir.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I gave Gilead unto Machir.”
Deuteronomy 3:15 · KJV
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
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.
And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
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;
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward. Ashdothpisgah; or, the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And I gave”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“Gilead”
H1568gilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites
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