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 across the Jordan to the east. 42Someone could flee there who committed manslaughter, killing his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him. He could flee to one of these cities and stay alive: Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau land, belonging to the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, belonging to the Gadites; or Golan in Bashan, belonging to the Manassites. 44This is the law Moses gave the Israelites. 45These are the decrees, statutes, and ordinances Moses proclaimed to them after 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 36:33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
• Joshua 20:8Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they selected Bezer on the wilderness plateau from Reuben’s tribe, Ramoth in Gilead from Gad’s tribe, and Golan in Bashan from Manasseh’s tribe.
• Joshua 21:38From the tribe of Gad they gave: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
• 1 Kings 4:13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
• 1 Kings 22:3The king of Israel had said to his servants, “Don’t you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we’re doing nothing to take it from the king of Aram?”
• 1 Chronicles 6:80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,
• Joshua 21:27From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans: Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands — two cities.
• 1 Chronicles 6:71The Gershomites received: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands from the families of half the tribe of Manasseh.

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
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• 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