Deuteronomy 3:4

Deuteronomy 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time we took all his cities. There was not one of the sixty cities that we did not take from them—the whole region of Argob, Og’s kingdom in Bashan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And we took all his cities at that time—there was not a city that we did not take from them—sixty cities, the whole region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Context of Deuteronomy 3:4

2The Lord, however, said to me, “Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.” 3So the Lord our God did indeed give over to us King Og of Bashan and his whole army and we struck them down until not a single survivor was left. We captured all his cities at that time – there was not a town we did not take from them – sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the dominion of Og in Bashan. 5All of these cities were fortified by high walls, gates, and locking bars; in addition there were a great many open villages. 6We put all of these under divine judgment just as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon – every occupied city, including women and children.

Deuteronomy 3:4 word by word

וַנִּלְכֹּ֤ד אֶת־כָּל־עָרָיו֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא לֹ֤א הָֽיְתָה֙ קִרְיָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־לָקַ֖חְנוּ מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם שִׁשִּׁ֥ים עִיר֙ כָּל־חֶ֣בֶל אַרְגֹּ֔ב מַמְלֶ֥כֶת ע֖וֹג בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And we tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• all his citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• at that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• there was not a cityקִרְיָהqiryâh · townH7151
• which we tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• not from them, threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• all the regionחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of Argobאַרְגֹּב'argôb · ArgobH709
• the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• of Ogעוֹג‛ôg · OgH5747
• in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:4

• Numbers 32:33So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.
• Joshua 12:4The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining Rephaites, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei
• Joshua 13:30Their territory started at Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.
• 1 Kings 4:13Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4All the region of Argob - ארגב חבל כל col chebel Argob, all the cable or cord of Argob; this expression, which is used in various other parts of Scripture, (see, in the original, Amos 7:17; Micah 2:5; Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalm 16:6;), shows that anciently land was measured by lines or cords of a certain length, in a similar way to that by the chain among us, and the schoenus or cord among the Egyptians. Some think that it was the region of Argob that was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Threescore cities - Probably the cities of Jair in Bashan described in Deuteronomy 3:14 as Bashan-havoth-jair. All the region of Argob - The Hebrew word here rendered “region,” means literally “rope” or “cable”; and though undoubtedly used elsewhere in a general topographical sense for portion or district (e. g. Joshua 17:5), has a special propriety in reference to Argob (mod. Lejah). The name Argob means “stone-heap,” and is paraphrased by the Targums…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Argob may be another name for Bashan. It may also refer to a specific area within Bashan that had many towns and people.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 3:4

• Argob
• Canaan
• Israel
• Og
• Reubenites

In the dictionaries

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

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