Joshua 13:12

“all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); Moses struck them and dispossessed them.”

Joshua 13:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 13:12, word by word

the kingdomמַמְלְכוּתmamlchut

kingdom

Kingdom: the territory and the rule of a king.

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of Ogעוֹגog

Og

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

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in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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reignedמָלַךְmalach

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

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in Ashtarothעַשְׁתָּרוֹתashtarot

Ashtaroth

Ashtaroth, a city of Bashan, east of the Jordan, where Og reigned. It bears the name of a Canaanite goddess.

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and in 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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was leftנִשְׁאַרnishar

remain

To remain, what is left.

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of the remnantיֶּתֶרyeter

rest

What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.

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of the Rephaim)רְפָאִיםrefaim

Rephaim

An ancient people of very tall men.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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struck themיַּכֵּyake

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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and dispossessed themיֹּרִשֵׁyorishe

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

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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

11and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;

12 · This verse (above)

13But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites or the Maacathites, and Geshur and Maacath live in the midst of Israel to this day.

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