They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise; from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Sion (also called Hermon), and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
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This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel. These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt, beyond the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel struck when they came out of Egypt. They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise; from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Sion (also called Hermon), and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
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They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise;
from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Sion (also called Hermon),
and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
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And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
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and they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;
from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, even unto mount Sion — the same is Hermon —
and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
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- Deuteronomy 3:9 (v48) (The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)
- Deuteronomy 2:36 (v48) From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was not a city too…
- Deuteronomy 3:12 (v48) This land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its…
- Deuteronomy 3:17 (v49) the Arabah also, and the Jordan and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah…
- Psalms 133:3 (v48) like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more.
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- Numbers 21:33-35 (v47) They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.…
- Deuteronomy 3:1-14 (v47) Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan. Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. Yahweh…
- Deuteronomy 29:7-8 (v47) When you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon and Og the king of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we struck them. We took…
- Deuteronomy 34:1 (v49) Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of…
- Joshua 13:20 (v49) Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
- Joshua 13:24-33 (v48) Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families. Their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead,…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v49 That is, the salt sea.
That is, the salt sea.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv47–48 From Aroer, which is by the bank of the…
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon,.... A city of Moab, which was situated on the bank of the river Arnon, that was on the border of Moab, Deu 2:36,
even unto Mount Sion, which is Hermon; the meaning is, that the lands of these two kings conquered by Israel reached from the city Aroer on the river Arnon to Mount Hermon, the one being the southern, the other the northern boundary of them. Here Hermon has another name Sion, and is to be carefully distinguished from Mount Zion near Jerusalem; it lying in a different country, and being written with a different letter in the Hebrew language. In the Septuagint version it is called Seon, and by the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem the mount of snow; See Gill on Deu 3:9.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv48–49 Sion begins here with s, being the northern boundary…
Sion begins here with s, being the northern boundary of the tribe of Manasses, east of the Jordan; whereas the famous Sion, on which the temple was built, is written with ts, and lay on the west side of the Jordan, (Haydock) in the tribe of Juda, chap. iii. 8. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v49 The springs of Pisgah--more frequently, Ashdoth-pisgah (Deu 3:17; Jos…
The springs of Pisgah--more frequently, Ashdoth-pisgah (Deu 3:17; Jos 12:3; Jos 13:20), the roots or foot of the mountains east of the Jordan.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv48–49 48. Mount Sion, which is Hermon — See note…
48. Mount Sion, which is Hermon — See note on Deu_3:9.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv47–48 47. toward the sunrising] See Deu_4:41.
47. toward the sunrising] See Deu_4:41.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v47 his land
his land
King Sihon's land
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Og king of Bashan
See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 1:4.
beyond the Jordan toward the east ... eastward beyond the Jordan
This refers to the land across the Jordan River, to the east of Israel. Moses was east of the Jordan when he said this. AT: "from the side of the Jordan River toward the east ... eastward from the side of the Jordan River"
Aroer
This is the name of a city. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 2:36.
the Valley of the Arnon
This is the name of a place. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 2:24.
Mount Sion ... Mount Hermon
These are the names of mountains. See how you translated these names in Deuteronomy 3:8-9.
Sea of the Arabah ... Mount Pisgah
See how you translated these names in Deuteronomy 3:17.
translationWords
possess
Bashan
king
Amorite
Jordan River
Arabah
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv48–49 4:48 Mount Sirion: The Sidonians used the name Sirion…
4:48 Mount Sirion: The Sidonians used the name Sirion for Mount Hermon.
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