Deuteronomy 34:3

Deuteronomy 34:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
• New International Version (NIV)the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

Context of Deuteronomy 34:3

1Then Moses went up from Moab's desert land. He climbed up Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah mountain. Jericho city was on the other side of the Jordan River. The Lord showed him the whole land, from the region of Gilead to Dan in the north. 2He saw all the land that would belong to Naphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh and Judah, as far as the Mediterranean Sea in the west. He saw the Negev desert in the south. He saw the valley that goes from Jericho as far as Zoar. Jericho is called ‘The city of palm trees’. 4Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘This is the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I told them that I would give it to their descendants. Now I have let you see the land, but you will not go across the river into it.’ 5So Moses, the Lord's servant, died there in Moab. The Lord had said that this would happen.

Deuteronomy 34:3 word by word

וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֗גֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּ֞ר בִּקְעַ֧ת יְרֵח֛וֹ עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִ֖ים עַד־צֹֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• and the plainכִּכָּרkikâr · Plain (of Jericho)H3603
• of the valleyבִּקְעָהbiq‛âh · Valley (of Jericho)H1237
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · (Plain of) JerichoH3405
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• of palm treesעִיר הַתְּמָרִים‛îyr hattemârîym · Ir-hatmarimH5899
• of palm treesתָּמָרtâmâr · palmH8558
• unto Zoarצֹ֫עַרtsô‛ar · ZoarH6820

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 34:3

• Judges 1:16The Kenites were descendants of Moses' wife's father. They left Jericho with Judah's people to live in the region of Arad, in the Negev desert.
• Judges 3:13King Eglon made an agreement with the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join together to attack Israel. They attacked Jericho, ‘The City of Palm Trees’, and they took it for themselves.
• 2 Chronicles 28:15The leaders found clothes for each of the prisoners who had no clothes. They gave the prisoners clothes, shoes, food and drink, as well as oil to put on their skin. They took all these things from the things that the soldiers had brought from Judah. They put the prisoners who were too weak to walk on donkeys. Then they took them back to their relatives in Jericho, the city with many palm trees. After that, the Israelite leaders returned to Samaria.
• Genesis 19:22But run there quickly. I cannot do anything until you arrive in the town.’ (The name of the town became ‘Zoar’, because it was small.)
• Numbers 34:3The south edge will start at the Zin desert and it will go along the border of Edom land. It will continue to the east, and it will reach the south end of the Salt Sea.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 34:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Unto Zoar - Compare Genesis 19:22.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Negev means "desert" or "south." It is a desert region that stretches from Judah to the Gulf of Eilat (or Aqaba). It extends to the far southwest of Mount Nebo. Jericho … to Zoar: These sites marked the northern and southern ends of the Jordan valley from the viewpoint on Mount Nebo. Zoar was a city on the plain that God did not destroy during Abraham and Lot's time (see Genesis 19:21–22, 30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. Moses went up from the plains of Moab--This chapter appears from internal evidence to have been written subsequently to the death of Moses, and it probably formed, at one time, an introduction to the Book of Joshua. unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah--literally, the head or summit of the Pisgah; that is, the height (compare Nu 23:14; De 3:17-27; 4:49). The general name given to the whole mountain range east of Jordan, was Abarim (compare…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 34:3

• Death
• Jericho
• Moses
• Palm Tree
• Pisgah
• Zoar

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Zoar
• City of Palm Trees
• Moses
• Palm tree
• Palm trees, The city of
• Plain
• Servant
• Champaign
• Cities of the Plain; Ciccar

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 34

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings