Deuteronomy 3:5

Deuteronomy 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
• New International Version (NIV)All these cities were fortified with high walls and with gates and bars, and there were also a great many unwalled villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides very many unwalled villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many rural towns.

Context of Deuteronomy 3:5

3So the Lord our God put Og, king of Bashan, under our power, as well as his whole army. We killed them all so that we left no one alive. 4Then we took all of his cities. We took power over all the cities in the region of Argob where King Og of Bashan ruled. There were 60 cities. All the cities had high walls around them, with gates that the people locked. There were also very many villages which did not have walls around them. 6We destroyed them completely as a gift to the Lord. We had done the same thing to the cities of Sihon, king of Heshbon. We destroyed every city and we killed all the men, women and children. 7But we kept all the animals and the valuable things from the cities for ourselves.

Deuteronomy 3:5 word by word

כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה עָרִ֧ים בְּצֻר֛וֹת חוֹמָ֥ה גְבֹהָ֖ה דְּלָתַ֣יִם וּבְרִ֑יחַ לְבַ֛ד מֵעָרֵ֥י הַפְּרָזִ֖י הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All these citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• fencedבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• with highגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
• wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• gatesדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• and barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• beside unwalledפְּרָזִיperâzîy perôzîy · villagerH6521
• a greatמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:5

• Deuteronomy 1:28We do not know what will happen to us now. Our brothers who explored the land have made us afraid. They say, “Those people in Canaan are taller and stronger than we are. Their cities are big and strong. They have walls around them that reach up to the sky. We even saw some men there who are descendants of Anak.” ’
• Numbers 13:28But the people who live in the land are strong. Their towns are very big, and strong walls keep them safe. Also, we saw some descendants of Anak there.
• Hebrews 11:30Because of their faith, Israel's people marched round Jericho city for seven days. Then the city's walls fell down.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Gates, and bars - literally, “Double gates and a bar.” The stone doors of Bashan, their height pointing to a race of great stature, and the numerous cities (deserted) exist to illustrate the statements of these verses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11See Numbers 21:33–35.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-83-8. Argob was the capital of a district in Bashan of the same name, which, together with other fifty-nine cities in the same province, were conspicuous for their lofty and fortified walls. It was a war of extermination. Houses and cities were razed to the ground; all classes of people were put to the sword; and nothing was saved but the cattle, of which an immense amount fell as spoil into the hands of the conquerors. Thus, the two Amorite kings and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 3:5

• Canaan
• Gates
• Israel
• Og
• Reubenites
• Walls, of the Cities

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• City
• Encourage
• Meet
• Og
• Region
• Sihon
• Strengthen
• Suffice
• Villages

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