Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 3:1-11

Og Defeated, the Land Divided, and Moses Refused Entry

From the second Transjordanian victory (vv. 1-7) through territorial distribution and tribal obligation (vv. 8-20) to Joshua's commissioning (vv. 21-22) and Moses's denied petition and mountaintop consolation (vv. 23-29) — the chapter moves from conquest and settlement through the succession crisis that will define the rest of Deuteronomy.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.

2 But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”

3 So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands. We struck them down until no survivor was left.

4 At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

5 All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.

6 We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.

7 But all the livestock and plunder of the cities we carried off for ourselves.

8 At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—

9 which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—

10 all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og.

11 (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then we turned וַנֵּ֣פֶן H6437 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural and went up וַנַּ֔עַל H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural the road דֶּ֖רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular construct to Bashan הַבָּשָׁ֑ן H1316 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular and Og עוֹג֩ H5747 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Bashan הַבָּשָׁ֨ן H1316 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . ה֧וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular and his whole וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct army עַמּ֛וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular came out וַיֵּצֵ֣א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to meet us לִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּ H7122 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural in battle לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה H4421 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular at Edrei אֶדְרֶֽעִי׃ H154 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

But the LORD יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to me אֵלַי֙ H413 Preposition | first person common singular Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb fear him תִּירָ֣א H3372 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular - אֹת֔וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular for כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction I have delivered נָתַ֧תִּי H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular him אֹת֛וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular into your hand בְיָדְךָ֞ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular along with וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct his people עַמּ֖וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his land אַרְצ֑וֹ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Do וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular to him לּ֔וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative you did עָשִׂ֗יתָ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular to Sihon לְסִיחֹן֙ H5511 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of the Amorites הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י H567 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative lived יוֹשֵׁ֖ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular in Heshbon בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃ H2809 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

So the LORD יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular our God אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural also גַּ֛ם H1571 Conjunction - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker delivered וַיִּתֵּן֩ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Og ע֥וֹג H5747 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Bashan הַבָּשָׁ֖ן H1316 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct army עַמּ֑וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular into our hands בְּיָדֵ֗נוּ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural We struck them down וַנַּכֵּ֕הוּ H5221 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular - עַד־ H5704 Preposition until no בִּלְתִּ֥י H1115 Preposition survivor שָׂרִֽיד׃ H8300 Noun - masculine singular was left הִשְׁאִֽיר־ H7604 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

At that הַהִ֔וא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular time בָּעֵ֣ת H6256 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular we captured וַנִּלְכֹּ֤ד H3920 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct sixty שִׁשִּׁ֥ים H8346 Number - common plural of his cities עִיר֙ H5892 Noun - feminine singular - עָרָיו֙ H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular There was not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . הָֽיְתָה֙ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular a single city קִרְיָ֔ה H7151 Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative we failed to לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle take לָקַ֖חְנוּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural - מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural the entire כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct region חֶ֣בֶל H2256 Noun - masculine singular construct of Argob אַרְגֹּ֔ב H709 Noun - proper - feminine singular the kingdom מַמְלֶ֥כֶת H4467 Noun - feminine singular construct of Og ע֖וֹג H5747 Noun - proper - masculine singular in Bashan בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ H1316 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct these אֵ֜לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural cities עָרִ֧ים H5892 Noun - feminine plural were fortified בְּצֻר֛וֹת H1219 Adjective - feminine plural with high גְבֹהָ֖ה H1364 Adjective - feminine singular walls חוֹמָ֥ה H2346 Noun - feminine singular and gates דְּלָתַ֣יִם H1817 Noun - fd and bars וּבְרִ֑יחַ H1280 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and there were לְבַ֛ד H905 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . מֵעָרֵ֥י H5892 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct many more הַרְבֵּ֥ה H7235 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute . . . מְאֹֽד׃ H3966 Adverb unwalled villages הַפְּרָזִ֖י H6521 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

We devoted them to destruction וַנַּחֲרֵ֣ם H2763 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural - אוֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative we had done עָשִׂ֔ינוּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural to Sihon לְסִיחֹ֖ן H5511 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Heshbon חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן H2809 Noun - proper - feminine singular utterly destroying הַחֲרֵם֙ H2763 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute the men מְתִ֔ם H4962 Noun - masculine plural women הַנָּשִׁ֖ים H802 Article | Noun - feminine plural and children וְהַטָּֽף׃ H2945 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular of every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct city עִ֣יר H5892 Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
Verse 7

Original words

But all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the livestock הַבְּהֵמָ֛ה H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular and plunder וּשְׁלַ֥ל H7998 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the cities הֶעָרִ֖ים H5892 Article | Noun - feminine plural we carried off בַּזּ֥וֹנוּ H962 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural for ourselves לָֽנוּ׃ Preposition | first person common plural
Verse 8

Original words

At that הַהִוא֙ H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker time בָּעֵ֤ת H6256 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular we took וַנִּקַּ֞ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural from מִיַּ֗ד H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct the two שְׁנֵי֙ H8147 Number - masculine dual construct kings מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Amorites הָאֱמֹרִ֔י H567 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative the land הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular across בְּעֵ֣בֶר H5676 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן H3383 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular from the Arnon אַרְנֹ֖ן H769 Noun - proper - feminine singular Valley מִנַּ֥חַל H5158 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct as עַד־ H5704 Preposition far as Mount הַ֥ר H2022 Noun - masculine singular construct Hermon חֶרְמֽוֹן׃ H2768 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 9

Original words

which the Sidonians צִידֹנִ֛ים H6722 Noun - proper - masculine plural call יִקְרְא֥וּ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . לְחֶרְמ֖וֹן H2768 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Sirion שִׂרְיֹ֑ן H8303 Noun - proper - feminine singular but the Amorites וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י H567 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular call יִקְרְאוּ־ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural - ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular Senir שְׂנִֽיר׃ H8149 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

all כֹּ֣ל׀ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the cities עָרֵ֣י H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct of the plateau הַמִּישֹׁ֗ר H4334 Article | Noun - masculine singular all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of Gilead הַגִּלְעָד֙ H1568 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of Bashan הַבָּשָׁ֔ן H1316 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular as far as עַד־ H5704 Preposition the cities עָרֵ֛י H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct of Salecah סַלְכָ֖ה H5548 Noun - proper - feminine singular and Edrei וְאֶדְרֶ֑עִי H154 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular in the kingdom מַמְלֶ֥כֶת H4467 Noun - feminine singular construct of Og ע֖וֹג H5747 Noun - proper - masculine singular - בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ H1316 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 11

Original words

For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction only רַק־ H7535 Adverb Og ע֞וֹג H5747 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Bashan הַבָּשָׁ֗ן H1316 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular had remained נִשְׁאַר֮ H7604 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular of the remnant מִיֶּ֣תֶר H3499 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the Rephaim הָרְפָאִים֒ H7497 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural . . . הִנֵּ֤ה H2009 Interjection His bed עַרְשׂוֹ֙ H6210 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular . . . עֶ֣רֶשׂ H6210 Noun - feminine singular construct of iron בַּרְזֶ֔ל H1270 Noun - masculine singular nine תֵּ֧שַׁע H8672 Number - feminine singular cubits אַמּ֣וֹת H520 Noun - feminine plural long אָרְכָּ֗הּ H753 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and four וְאַרְבַּ֥ע H702 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct cubits אַמּ֛וֹת H520 Noun - feminine plural wide רָחְבָּ֖הּ H7341 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular - בְּאַמַּת־ H520 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct - אִֽישׁ׃ H376 Noun - masculine singular [is still] הֲלֹ֣ה H3808 Adverb - Negative particle - הִ֔וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular in Rabbah בְּרַבַּ֖ת H7237 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular of the Ammonites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . עַמּ֑וֹן H5983 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Og’s bed was approximately 14 feet long and 6 feet wide (4.3 meters long and 1.8 meters wide).

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