Nehemiah 9:22

“And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, and distributed them by regions; and they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.”

Nehemiah 9:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:22, word by word

And you gaveתִּתֵּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titen” appears
kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹתmamlachot

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlachot” appears
and peoplesעֲמָמִיםamamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amamim” appears
and distributed themתַּחְלְקֵtachlke

divide

To give each one their part.

Where else “tachlke” appears
by regionsפֵאָהfea

side

Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.

Where else “fea” appears
and they possessedיִּירְשׁוּyirshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “yirshu” appears
the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Sihonסִיחוֹןsichon

Sihon

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

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of the 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.

Where else “cheshbon” appears
of Ogעוֹגog

Og

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

Where else “og” appears
of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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Translation note

“By regions”: uncertain meaning; the Hebrew says “by side” or “by corner.” Sihon was the king of Heshbon (Numbers 21:26); here the Hebrew names them separately.

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

21Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

22 · This verse (above)

23And their sons you multiplied like the stars of the heavens, and brought them into the land of which you had told their fathers that they would go in to possess it.

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