14 Jair H2971 the son H1121 of Manasseh H4519 took H3947 all the country H2256 of Argob H709 unto the coasts H1366 of Geshuri H1651 and Maachathi; H4602 and called H7121 them after his own name, H8034 Bashanhavothjair, H1316 H2334 unto this day. H3117
And afterward H310 Hezron H2696 went in H935 to the daughter H1323 of Machir H4353 the father H1 of Gilead, H1568 whom he married H3947 when he was threescore H8346 years H8141 old; H1121 and she bare H3205 him Segub. H7687 And Segub H7687 begat H3205 Jair, H2971 who had three H7969 and twenty H6242 cities H5892 in the land H776 of Gilead. H1568 And he took H3947 Geshur, H1650 and Aram, H758 with the towns H2333 of Jair, H2971 from them, with Kenath, H7079 and the towns H1323 thereof, even threescore H8346 cities. H5892 All these belonged to the sons H1121 of Machir H4353 the father H1 of Gilead. H1568
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 3 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 3
Moses, in this chapter, relates,
Deu 3:1-11
We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often mentioned together with that of Og, to the praise of God, the rather because in these Israel's triumphs began, Ps. 135:11; 136:19, 20. See,
Deu 3:12-20
Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32. Here is the rehearsal.
Deu 3:21-29
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