God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 34:3
3the Negev, and the Jordan Plain—the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)—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.
- 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 on Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab. He went to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. The Lord showed him the whole land. He could see Gilead as far as Dan, 2all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the territory of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, the Negev, and the Jordan Plain—the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)—as far as Zoar. 4Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I said I would give it to their descendants. I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you may not go there.” 5As the Lord had predicted, the Lord’s servant Moses died in Moab.
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 1:16The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went with the people of Judah from the City of Palms into the desert of Judah. There they lived with the people of Judah in the Negev near Arad.
- Judges 3:13Eglon got the Ammonites and the Amalekites to help him, and they defeated the Israelites and occupied the City of Palms.
- 2 Chronicles 28:15Then the men who were mentioned by name took charge of the prisoners and gave clothes from the loot to all the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothes for them, gave them sandals, gave them something to eat and drink, and let them bathe. They put everyone who was exhausted on donkeys and brought them to Jericho (the City of Palms) near their own people. Then they returned to Samaria.
- Genesis 14:2went to war against ⌞five kings⌟—King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- Genesis 19:22Run there quickly, because I can’t do anything until you get there.” (The city is named Zoar [Small].)
- Numbers 34:3“The southern side includes part of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. In the east the southern border starts from the end of the Dead 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
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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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