Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 3
(Numbers 21:31–35)
1Then we turnedוַנֵּ֣פֶןva.Ne.fenH6437and went upוַנַּ֔עַלva.Na.'alH5927the roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,and Ogעוֹג֩'OgH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ן ה֧וּאha.ba.Shan hu'H1316H1931and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971came outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meet usלִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Edreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.
2But the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408fear himתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have deliveredנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853into your handבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776.Doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to himasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Sihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834livedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.”
3So the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430alsoגַּ֛םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Ogע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971into our handsבְּיָדֵ֗נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.We struck them downוַנַּכֵּ֕הוּva.na.Ke.huH5221עַד־'ad-H5704until noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300was leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604.
4At thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256we capturedוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346of his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892עִיר֙'irH5892.There was notלֹ֤א הָֽיְתָה֙lo' ha.ye.TahH3808H1961a single cityקִרְיָ֔הkir.YahH7151אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we failed toלֹא־lo'-H3808takeלָקַ֖חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947מֵֽאִתָּ֑םme.'i.TamH854—the entireכָּל־kol-H3605regionחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּ֔ב'ar.GoH709,the kingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316.
5Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428citiesעָרִ֧ים'a.RimH5892were fortifiedבְּצֻר֛וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219with highגְבֹהָ֖הge.vo.HahH1364wallsחוֹמָ֥הcho.MahH2346and gatesדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִ֑יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280,and there wereלְבַ֛ד מֵעָרֵ֥יle.Vad me.'a.ReiH905H5892many moreהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235H3966unwalled villagesהַפְּרָזִ֖יha.pe.ra.ZiH6521.
6We devoted them to destructionוַנַּחֲרֵ֣םva.na.cha.RemH2763אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834we had doneעָשִׂ֔ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213to Sihonלְסִיחֹ֖ןle.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,utterly destroyingהַחֲרֵם֙ha.cha.RemH2763the menמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962,womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802,and childrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945of everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892.
8At thatהַהִוא֙ha.hi.V'H1931אֶת־'et-H853timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256we tookוַנִּקַּ֞חva.ni.KachH3947fromמִיַּ֗דmi.YadH3027the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776acrossבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,from the Arnonאַרְנֹ֖ן'ar.NonH769Valleyמִנַּ֥חַלmi.Na.chalH5158asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Mountהַ֥רharH2022Hermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.MonH2768—
10allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plateauהַמִּישֹׁ֗רha.mi.ShorH4334,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316as far asעַד־'ad-H5704the citiesעָרֵ֛י'a.ReiH5892of Salecahסַלְכָ֖הsal.KhahH5548and Edreiוְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיve.'ed.Re.'iH154in the kingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316.
11(Forכִּ֣יkiH3588onlyרַק־rak-H7535Ogע֞וֹגogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316had remainedנִשְׁאַר֮nish.'ArH7604of the remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of the Rephaimהָרְפָאִים֒ הִנֵּ֤הha.re.fa.'Im hi.NehH7497H2009.His bedH6210of ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270,nineתֵּ֧שַׁעTe.sha'H8672cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכָּ֗הּ'a.re.KahH753and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֛וֹת'a.MotH520wideרָחְבָּ֖הּra.che.BahH7341בְּאַמַּת־be.'a.mat-H520אִֽישׁ׃'IshH376, is stillהֲלֹ֣הha.LohH3808הִ֔ואhi'H1931in Rabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121H5983.)
Land Division East of the Jordan
(Numbers 32:1–42; Joshua 13:8–14)
12Soוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853at thatהַהִ֑ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256we took possession ofיָרַ֖שְׁנוּya.Rash.nuH3423thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776.To the Reubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖יla.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206and Gaditesוְלַגָּדִֽי׃ve.la.ga.DiH1425I gaveנָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landbeyond Aroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834alongעַל־'al-H5921the Arnonאַרְנֹ֗ן'ar.NonH769Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158,and halfוַחֲצִ֤יva.cha.TziH2677the hill countryהַֽר־har-H2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,along with its citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892.
13To the half-tribeלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶטla.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519I gaveנָתַ֕תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֤דha.gil.'AdH1568and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316,the kingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Ogע֔וֹגogH5747. (The entireכֹּ֣לkolH3605regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobהָֽאַרְגֹּב֙ha.'ar.GoH709,the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605territory of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ן הַה֥וּאha.ba.Shan ha.Hu'H1316H1931,used to be calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.)
14Jairיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH2971,a descendantבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605regionחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּ֔ב'ar.GoH709as far asעַד־'ad-H5704the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יha.ge.shu.RiH1651and Maacathitesוְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑יve.ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.He renamedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121אֹתָ֨ם'o.TamH853Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ עַ֖דha.ba.Shan 'adH1316H5704afterעַל־'al-H5921himselfשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,Havvoth-jairH2334,אֶת־'et-H853by whichהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088it is calledto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
16and to the Reubenitesוְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨יve.la.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206and Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֜יve.la.ga.DiH1425I gaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the territory fromמִן־min-H4480Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158(the middleתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432of the valleyהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158was the borderוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366)and up toוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704the Jabbokיַבֹּ֣קya.BokH2999Riverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158,the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121H5983.
17The Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383Riverin the Arabahוְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הve.ha.'a.ra.VahH6160bordered itוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366from Chinnerethמִכִּנֶּ֗רֶתmi.ki.Ne.retH3672toוְעַ֨דve.'AdH5704the Seaיָ֤םyamH3220of the Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָה֙ha.'a.ra.VahH6160(the Salt Seaיָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַחyam ha.Me.lachH3220H4417)withתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478the slopesH794of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֖הha.pis.GahH6449to the eastמִזְרָֽחָה׃miz.Ra.chahH4217.
18At thatהַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑רha.Hiv' le.MorH1931H559timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256I commandedוָאֲצַ֣וva.'a.TzavH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853: “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414youאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423.Allכָּל־kol-H3605yourmenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of valorחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428are to cross overתַּֽעַבְר֗וּta.'av.RuH5674,armed for battleחֲלוּצִ֣יםcha.lu.TzimH2502,ahead ofלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֥ם'a.chei.KhemH251,the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּנֵי־Yis.ra.'El be.nei-H1121H3478.
19Butרַ֠קrakH7535your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֣םne.shei.KhemH802,your childrenוְטַפְּכֶם֮ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945,and your livestockוּמִקְנֵכֶם֒u.mik.ne.KhemH4735—I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you havemuchרַ֖בravH7227livestockמִקְנֶ֥הmik.NehH4735—may remainיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in the citiesבְּעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.KhemH5892אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you,
20untilעַ֠ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068gives restיָנִ֨יחַya.Ni.achH5117to your brothersלַֽאֲחֵיכֶם֮la.'a.chei.KhemH251as He has to you,and theyהֵ֔םHemH1992אֶת־'et-H853tooגַם־gam-H1571have taken possession ofוְיָרְשׁ֣וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414themacrossבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Then each of youאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376may returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725to the possessionלִֽירֻשָּׁת֔וֹli.ru.sha.ToH3425אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you.”
21Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853at thatהַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑רha.Hiv' le.MorH1931H559timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256I commandedצִוֵּ֔יתִיtzi.Vei.tiH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשׁ֣וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091: “Your own eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenהָרֹאֹ֗תha.ro.'OtH7200אֵת֩'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has doneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵי֙lish.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are about to enterעֹבֵ֥ר שָֽׁמָּה׃'o.Ver Sha.mahH5674H8033.
Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan
(Numbers 27:12–17)
24“O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859have begunהַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ha.chi.Lo.taH2490to showלְהַרְא֣וֹתle.har.'otH7200אֶֽת־'et-H853Your greatnessגָּדְלְךָ֔ga.de.le.KhaH1433אֶ֨ת־'Et-H853and powerיָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָ֑הya.de.Kha ha.cha.za.KahH3027H2389to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Forאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834whatמִי־mi-H4310godאֵל֙'elH410in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064or on earthוּבָאָ֔רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834can performיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213such worksכְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָkhe.ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639and mighty actsוְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ve.khig.vu.ro.Te.khaH1369as Yours?
25Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me cross overאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674and seeוְאֶרְאֶה֙ve.'er.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383—thatהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088pleasantהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896hill countryהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022as well as Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ve.ha.le.va.NonH3844!”
26But the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְעַבֵּ֨רvai.yit.'a.BerH5674with meon account of youלְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔םle.Ma.'an.KhemH4616,and He would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413. “That is enoughרַב־rav-H7227,”the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413. “Do notאַל־'al-H408speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696toאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413Meתּ֗וֹסֶףTo.sefH3254againע֖וֹדodH5750about thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.
27Goעֲלֵ֣ה׀'a.LehH5927to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֗הha.pis.GahH6449and lookוְשָׂ֥א עֵינֶ֛יךָve.Sa' 'ei.Nei.khaH5375H5869to the westיָ֧מָּהYa.mahH3220and northוְצָפֹ֛נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828and southוְתֵימָ֥נָהve.tei.Ma.nahH8486and eastוּמִזְרָ֖חָהu.miz.Ra.chahH4217.Seeוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200the landwith your own eyesבְעֵינֶ֑יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,forכִּי־ki-H3588you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808crossתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.
28But commissionוְצַ֥וve.TzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,encourage himוְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388,and strengthen himוְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּve.'a.me.Tze.huH553,forכִּי־ki-H3588heה֣וּאhu'H1931will cross overיַעֲבֹ֗רya.'a.VorH5674ahead ofלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theהַזֶּ֔ה וְהוּא֙ha.Zeh ve.Hu'H2088H1931peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971and enable them to inheritיַנְחִ֣ילyan.ChilH5157אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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