English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 34:3
3the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
- New Living Translation (NLT)the Negev; the Jordan Valley with Jericho—the city of palms—as far as Zoar.
Context of Deuteronomy 34:3
1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, 2all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. 4And the Lord said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, 'I will give it to your offspring.' I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there." 5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord,
Read all of Deuteronomy 34Deuteronomy 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 1:16And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.
- Judges 3:13He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms.
- 2 Chronicles 28:15And the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.
- Genesis 14:2these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- Genesis 19:22Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
- Numbers 34:3your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east.
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
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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
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