Deuteronomy 3:4

“We captured all his cities at that time; there was not a town that we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.”

Deuteronomy 3:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:4, word by word

We capturedנִּלְכֹּדnilkod

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

Where else “nilkod” appears
his citiesעָרָיaray

city

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

Where else “aray” appears
at that timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

Where else “et” appears
there wasהָיְתָהhayta

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “hayta” appears
a townקִרְיָהkirya

town, city

Town: a poetic way of saying "city."

Where else “kirya” appears
takeלָקַחְנוּlakachnu

seize

To take away, seize.

Where else “lakachnu” appears
sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishim

sixty

Sixty.

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the regionחֶבֶלchevel

allotment

A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.

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of Argobאַרְגֹּבargov

Argob

Argob: a region of Bashan, east of the Jordan, with sixty cities. The name means "stony."

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the kingdomמַמְלֶכֶתmamlechet

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlechet” appears
of Ogעוֹגog

Og

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

Where else “og” appears
in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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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

3So YHWH our Elohim gave into our hand also Og king of Bashan and all his people, and we struck him until no survivor was left to him.

4 · This verse (above)

5All these were cities fortified with a high wall, gates, and bars, besides very many unwalled towns.

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