Study it in the app“Bezer in the wilderness, in the land of the plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.”
Bezerאֶת בֶּצֶרin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the plateau,הַמִּישֹׁרfor the Reubenites;לָרֻאוּבֵנִיRamothוְאֶת רָאמֹתin Gileadבַּגִּלְעָדfor the Gadites;לַגָּדִיand Golanוְאֶת גּוֹלָןin Bashanבַּבָּשָׁןfor the Manassites.לַמְנַשִּׁי
Bezer
Bezer, a city of refuge on the tableland for the tribe of Reuben; also the name of an Israelite.
Where else “betser” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsplain
Ground without hills.
Where else “mishor” appearsReubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruuveni” appearsRamoth
Ramoth, a city of refuge in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; the name of more than one place. The name means "heights."
Where else “ramot” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsGadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appearsGolan
Golan, a city of refuge in Bashan for the half tribe of Manasseh.
Where else “golan” appearsBashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appearsManassite
Manassite: a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph.
Where else “menashi” appears1Gilead
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).
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).
42for the manslayer to flee there, who kills his neighbor unknowingly, and he did not hate him previously, so that by fleeing to one of these cities he may live:
43 · This verse (above)
44This is the instruction that Moses set before the sons of Israel.
