Deuteronomy 3:10

“all the cities of the plateau, all Gilead, and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.”

Deuteronomy 3:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:10, word by word

the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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of the plateauמִּישֹׁרmishor

plain

Ground without hills.

Where else “mishor” appears
Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad

Gilead

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Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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Salecahסַלְכָהsalcha

Salecah

Salecah, a city on the eastern border of Bashan.

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and Edreiאֶדְרֶעִיedrei

Edrei

Edrei, a city of Bashan where Israel defeated King Og; another place bears the name. The name means "mighty."

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of the kingdomמַמְלֶכֶתmamlechet

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

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of Ogעוֹגog

Og

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

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Places in this verse

JerusalemSea of GalileeGileadBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Gilead

    Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River

    A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.

    Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).

    Genesis 31:21Numbers 32:1Judges 11:1Jeremiah 8:22

  • 2Bashan

    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

9(the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir),

10 · This verse (above)

11(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length and four cubits its width, by the cubit of a man.)

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