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and Og,וּלְעוֹגkingמֶלֶךְof Bashan,הַבָּשָׁןforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:20
Study it in the app“and Og, king of Bashan, for his loyal love is forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:20, word by word
- and Ogעוֹגog
Og
Og, king of Bashan. The name perhaps means "round."
Where else “og” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
19Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his loyal love is forever.
20 · This verse (above)
21and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love is forever.