Deuteronomy 34:3

Deuteronomy 34:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
• New International Version (NIV)the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

Context of Deuteronomy 34:3

1Now Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, from Gilead to Dan, 2and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah to the western sea (Mediterranean Sea), and the Negev (South country) and the plain in the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. 4Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” 5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 34:3 word by word

וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֗גֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּ֞ר בִּקְעַ֧ת יְרֵח֛וֹ עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִ֖ים עַד־צֹֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• and the plainכִּכָּרkikâr · Plain (of Jericho)H3603
• of the valleyבִּקְעָהbiq‛âh · Valley (of Jericho)H1237
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · (Plain of) JerichoH3405
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• of palm treesעִיר הַתְּמָרִים‛îyr hattemârîym · Ir-hatmarimH5899
• of palm treesתָּמָרtâmâr · palmH8558
• unto Zoarצֹ֫עַרtsô‛ar · ZoarH6820

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 34:3

• Judges 1:16The sons of [Jethro] the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms (Jericho) with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the Negev (South country) near Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
• Judges 3:13And Eglon gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck down Israel [in defeat], and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees (Jericho).
• 2 Chronicles 28:15Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all those who were naked; they clothed them and gave them sandals, and fed them and gave them [something to] drink, anointed them [with oil, as was a host’s duty], and led all the feeble ones on donkeys, and they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palm Trees, to their brothers (fellow descendants of Israel, i.e. Jacob). Then they returned to Samaria.
• Genesis 14:2they [invaded the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea, and] made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
• Genesis 19:22Hurry and take refuge there, for I cannot do anything [to punish Sodom] until you arrive there.” For this reason the town was named Zoar (few, small).
• Numbers 34:3your southern region shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt (Dead) Sea eastward.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 34:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Unto Zoar - Compare Genesis 19:22.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Negev means "desert" or "south." It is a desert region that stretches from Judah to the Gulf of Eilat (or Aqaba). It extends to the far southwest of Mount Nebo. Jericho … to Zoar: These sites marked the northern and southern ends of the Jordan valley from the viewpoint on Mount Nebo. Zoar was a city on the plain that God did not destroy during Abraham and Lot's time (see Genesis 19:21–22, 30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. Moses went up from the plains of Moab--This chapter appears from internal evidence to have been written subsequently to the death of Moses, and it probably formed, at one time, an introduction to the Book of Joshua. unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah--literally, the head or summit of the Pisgah; that is, the height (compare Nu 23:14; De 3:17-27; 4:49). The general name given to the whole mountain range east of Jordan, was Abarim (compare…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 34:3

• Death
• Jericho
• Moses
• Palm Tree
• Pisgah
• Zoar

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Zoar
• City of Palm Trees
• Moses
• Palm tree
• Palm trees, The city of
• Plain
• Servant
• Champaign
• Cities of the Plain; Ciccar

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings