Numbers 21:35

Numbers 21:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
• New International Version (NIV)So they struck him down, together with his sons and his whole army, leaving them no survivors. And they took possession of his land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they defeated him and his sons and all his people, until he had no survivor left. And they possessed his land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they defeated him, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor left him; and they took possession of his land.

Context of Numbers 21:35

33Then they turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came out to fight the Israelites at Edrei. 34The Lord said to Moses, “Don’t be afraid of him. I’ll hand him, all his troops, and his land over to you. Do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.” The Israelites defeated him, his sons, and all his troops, leaving no survivors. And they took possession of his land.

Numbers 21:35 word by word

וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמּ֔וֹ עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ל֖וֹ שָׂרִ֑יד וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־אַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him, and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and all his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• until there was noneבִּלְתִּיbiltîy · lestH1115
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• him aliveשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• and they possessedיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Numbers 21:35

• Deuteronomy 3:3So the Lord our God also handed King Og of Bashan and all his troops over to us. We defeated him, leaving no survivors.
• Deuteronomy 29:7When you came to this place, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight us, but we defeated them.
• Joshua 12:4The territory of King Og of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei was captured. He was the last of the Rephaim.
• Joshua 13:12(the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan). Og ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. He was the last of the Rephaim. Moses had defeated them and forced them out.
• Psalms 135:10He is the one who defeated many nations and killed mighty kings:
• Psalms 136:17Give thanks to the one who defeated powerful kings— because his mercy endures forever.
• Romans 8:37The one who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties.

Commentaries on Numbers 21:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35So they smote him, and his sons - There is a curious note of Dr. Lightfoot here, of which I should think it wrong to deprive the reader. "Sihon and Og conquered, A. M. 2553. Of the life of Moses, 120. From the Exodus, 40. It is now six and twenty generations from the creation, or from Adam to Moses; and accordingly doth Psalm 136, rehearse the durableness of God's mercy six and twenty times over, beginning the story with the creation, and ending it in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-35Verses 21-35 Sihon went with his forces against Israel, out of his own borders, without provocation, and so ran upon his own ruin. The enemies of God's church often perish by the counsels they think most wisely taken. Og, king of Bashan, instead of being warned by the fate of his neighbours, to make peace with Israel, makes war with them, which proves in like manner his destruction. Wicked men do their utmost to secure themselves and their possessions…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35they took possession of his land: See chapter 32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3534-35. The Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not--a necessary encouragement, for Og's gigantic stature (De 3:11) was calculated to inspire terror. He and all his were put to the sword.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 21:35

• Edrei
• Heshbon
• Israel
• Og

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Commentaries on Numbers 21

• 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