Deuteronomy 4:43

Deuteronomy 4:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
• New International Version (NIV)The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

Context of Deuteronomy 4:43

41Then Moses set apart three cities [of refuge] beyond the Jordan toward the rising of the sun (eastward), 42so that someone who committed manslaughter could flee there, [that is, a person] who killed his neighbor unintentionally and without previously having hostility toward him, and that by escaping to one of these cities he might [claim the right of asylum and] save his life: Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites. 44This is the law which Moses placed before the sons of Israel; 45these are the testimonies (legal provisions) and the statutes and the judgments which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel when they came out of Egypt,

Deuteronomy 4:43 word by word

אֶת־בֶּ֧צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י וְאֶת־רָאמֹ֤ת בַּגִּלְעָד֙ לַגָּדִ֔י וְאֶת־גּוֹלָ֥ן בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bezerבֶּ֫צֶרbetser · BezerH1221
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• in the plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Reubenitesרְאוּבֵנִיre'ûbênîy · ReubeniteH7206
• and Ramothרָאמוֹתrâ'môth râ'môth · RamothH7216
• in Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• of the Gaditesגָּדִיgâdîy · GadH1425
• and Golanגּוֹלָןgôlân · GolanH1474
• in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• of the Manassitesמְנַשִּׁיmenashshîy · ManassiteH4520

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:43

• Genesis 36:33Now Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned as his successor.
• Joshua 20:8Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
• Joshua 21:38From the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for anyone who committed manslaughter, with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
• 1 Kings 4:13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead belonged to him, also the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
• 1 Kings 22:3Now the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, yet we are still doing nothing to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
• 1 Chronicles 6:80from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and Mahanaim with their pasture lands,
• Joshua 21:27To the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, they gave from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, [the city of] Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for anyone who committed manslaughter, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities.
• 1 Chronicles 6:71To the sons of Gershom were given from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth, with their pasture lands;

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Bezer in the wilderness - As the cities of refuge are generally understood to be types of the salvation provided by Christ for sinners; so their names have been thought to express some attribute of the Redeemer of mankind. See them explained Joshua 20:7-8; (note). I Suppose the last nine verses of this chapter to have been added by either Joshua or Ezra.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41-43Verses 41-43 These verses are inserted between two distinct and complete discourses for the reason to which they themselves call attention (“Then Moses severed three cities,” etc.); i. e., the fact narrated took place historically after Moses spoke the one discourse and before he delivered the other. In thus severing the three cities of refuge Moses carried out a previous command of God (see the marginal references); and so followed up his exhortations to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-49Verses 41-49 Here is the introduction to another discourse, or sermon, Moses preached to Israel, which we have in the following chapters. He sets the law before them, as the rule they were to work by, the way they were to walk in. He sets it before them, as the glass in which they were to see their natural face, that, looking into this perfect law of liberty, they might continue therein. These are the laws, given when Israel was newly come out of Egypt…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43Bezer is probably modern Umm al-‘Amad. Bezer was 1.6 kilometers (about six miles) east of Heshbon. Ramoth in Gilead was 56 kilometers (35 miles) east-southeast of the Sea of Galilee. The town of Golan was about 64 kilometers (40 miles) north of Ramoth in Gilead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4341-43. Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan--(See on Jos 20:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 4:43

• Bezer
• Golan
• Homicide
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Refuge

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Gilead
• Ramoth
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Bezer in the Wilderness
• Add
• Bezer
• Consider
• Consuming
• Diminish

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings