New English Translation
Deuteronomy 4:46
46in the Transjordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. (It is he whom Moses and the Israelites attacked after they came out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 4:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth–peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
- New International Version (NIV)and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the people of Israel defeated when they came out of Egypt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)on this side of the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel defeated after they came out of Egypt.
Context of Deuteronomy 4:46
44This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites. 45These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt, in the Transjordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. (It is he whom Moses and the Israelites attacked after they came out of Egypt. 47They possessed his land and that of King Og of Bashan – both of whom were Amorite kings in the Transjordan, to the east. 48Their territory extended from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon valley as far as Mount Siyon – that is, Hermon –
Read all of Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 4:46 word by word
בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן בַּגַּ֗יְא מ֚וּל בֵּ֣ית פְּע֔וֹר בְּאֶ֗רֶץ סִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכָּ֤ה מֹשֶׁה֙ וּבְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- On this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- in the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516
- over againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
- Beth–peorבֵּית פְּעוֹרbêyth pe‛ôr · Beth-peorH1047
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- who dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- at Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
- whom Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- and the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- after they were come forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:46
- Deuteronomy 4:47They possessed his land and that of King Og of Bashan – both of whom were Amorite kings in the Transjordan, to the east.
- Deuteronomy 1:5So it was in the Transjordan, in Moab, that Moses began to deliver these words:
- Deuteronomy 3:29So we settled down in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
- Numbers 32:19For we will not accept any inheritance on the other side of the Jordan River and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.”
- Deuteronomy 1:4This took place after the defeat of King Sihon of the Amorites, whose capital was in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was in Ashtaroth, specifically in Edrei.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But King Sihon of Heshbon was unwilling to allow us to pass near him because the Lord our God had made him obstinate and stubborn so that he might deliver him over to you this very day.
- Deuteronomy 3:8So at that time we took the land of the two Amorite kings in the Transjordan from Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon
- Numbers 21:21Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying,
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:46
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-49Verses 44-49 These verses would be more properly assigned to the next chapter. They are intended to serve as the announcement and introduction of the address now to be commenced. Deuteronomy 4:44 gives a kind of general title to the whole of the weighty address, including in fact the central part and substance of the book, which now follows in 22 chapters, divided into two groups: (a) Deuteronomy 4:46, the full fruition of which was to be consequent on…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-49Verses 41-49 Here is the introduction to another discourse, or sermon, Moses preached to Israel, which we have in the following chapters. He sets the law before them, as the rule they were to work by, the way they were to walk in. He sets it before them, as the glass in which they were to see their natural face, that, looking into this perfect law of liberty, they might continue therein. These are the laws, given when Israel was newly come out of Egypt…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-49Moses was ready to present the covenant with full authority. He spoke as the Lord’s chosen leader and teacher. This section connects two parts of Deuteronomy. First, Moses reviewed Israel’s past journey (1:6–4:40). Next, he began to explain the covenant itself in detail (5:1–26:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel--This is a preface to the rehearsal of the law, which, with the addition of various explanatory circumstances, the following chapters contain.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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