Deuteronomy 3:17

Deuteronomy 3:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.
• New International Version (NIV)Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah, from Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

Context of Deuteronomy 3:17

15I gave Gilead to Machir, 16and I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites. The Arabah and Jordan are also borders from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east. 18“I commanded you at that time: The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All your valiant men will cross over in battle formation ahead of your brothers the Israelites. 19But your wives, dependents, and livestock — I know that you have a lot of livestock — will remain in the cities I have given you

Deuteronomy 3:17 word by word

וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן וּגְבֻ֑ל מִכִּנֶּ֗רֶת וְעַ֨ד יָ֤ם הָֽעֲרָבָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח תַּ֛חַת אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה מִזְרָֽחָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The plainעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• also, and Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• and the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• from Chinnerethכִּנֶּ֫רֶתkinnerôth kinnereth · (Sea of) ChinnerethH3672
• even unto the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• the saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · Salt (Sea)H4417
• under Ashdoth–pisgahאֲשֵׁדָה'ăshêdâh · slopeH794
• under Ashdoth–pisgahאַשְׁדּוֹת'ashdôth happisgâh · Slopes (of Pisgah)H798
• eastwardמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:17

• Numbers 34:11The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah east of Ain. It will continue down and reach the eastern slope of the Sea of Chinnereth.
• Hosea 12:3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God.
• Deuteronomy 4:49and all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Dead Sea below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Genesis 13:10Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Genesis 14:3All of these came as allies to the Siddim Valley (that is, the Dead Sea).
• Genesis 19:28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw that smoke was going up from the land like the smoke of a furnace.
• Joshua 3:16and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah — the Dead Sea — was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.
• Joshua 12:3the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Joshua 15:2Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay
• Joshua 18:19The border continued to the north slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
• Numbers 23:14So Balak took him to Lookout Field on top of Pisgah, built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17From Chinnereth - See on Numbers 34:11; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 This country was settled on the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: see Nu 32. Moses repeats the condition of the grant to which they agreed. When at rest, we should desire to see our brethren at rest too, and should be ready to do what we can towards it; for we are not born for ourselves, but are members one of another.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea): The Hebrew name for the beautiful Sea of Galilee is Chinnereth. This name might come from the word chinnor ("harp"), because the lake is shaped somewhat like a harp. the Sea of the Arabah (Hebrew Yam Hammelakh, meaning "Salt Sea"): It is also called the Dead Sea (see study note on 1:1). The water has a very high mineral content, about 30 percent, which makes it difficult for most life to survive…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. we turned, and went up the way to Bashan--Bashan ("fruitful" or "flat"), now El-Bottein, lay situated to the north of Gilead and extended as far as Hermon. It was a rugged mountainous country, valuable however for its rich and luxuriant pastures. Og the king of Bashan came out against us--Without provocation, he rushed to attack the Israelites, either disliking the presence of such dangerous neighbors, or burning to avenge the overthrow of his friends…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 3:17

• Ashdoth-Pisgah
• Dead Sea
• Gad
• Galilee
• Israel
• Og
• Pisgah
• Reubenites
• Salt

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Salt Sea
• Salt Sea, or Dead Sea
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Salt Sea, Dead Sea
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ashdoth Pisgah
• Ashdothpisgah
• Chinnereth
• Cinnereth

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