Deuteronomy 29:7

“And you came to this place, and Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to meet us in battle, and we struck them down.”

Deuteronomy 29:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 29:7, word by word

And you cameתָּבֹאוּtavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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and Sihonסִיחֹןsichon

Sihon

Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon

Heshbon

Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.

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and Ogעוֹגog

Og

Og, king of Bashan. The name perhaps means "round."

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of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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came outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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to meet usקְרָאתֵkerate

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

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in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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and we struck them downנַּכֵּnake

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

6Bread you have not eaten, and wine and intoxicating drink you have not drunk, so that you may know that I am YHWH your Elohim.”

7 · This verse (above)

8And we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.

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