The Meaning of Deuteronomy 3:8 Explained

Deuteronomy 3:8

KJV: And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

YLT: 'And we take, at that time, the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorite, which is beyond the Jordan, from the brook Arnon unto mount Hermon;

Darby: And we took at that time the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites, that were on this side the Jordan, from the river Arnon to mount Hermon

ASV: And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 3:8?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 3:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 3:8 mean?

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What is the context of Deuteronomy 3:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

What does Deuteronomy 3:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 3:1-22 - The Inheritance Of Reuben, Gad And Manasseh

Sihon's defeat, described in the previous chapter, compelled his ally Og to take the field and oppose the further advance of Israel. "He came out" against them. Perhaps also Joshua 24:12 affords a clue. Swarms of hornets harassed him and his people, and drove them out of their stone houses and fortifications; they preferred meeting the chosen race in the open to the scourge of these formidable creatures. When God says, "Fear not," He fights on our side.

Recent discoveries confirm these references to the many stone cities of Bashan, mentioned in Deuteronomy 3:4. The country is covered with ruins. Porter says that 500 ruined places attest the might of the Amorites. The royal bedstead is thought to mean coffin or bier. Its length of 13 1/2 feet would infer a stature of 11 or 12 feet.

These victories opened fertile and beautiful pasture-lands, including Hermon and Gilead. "The Lord delivered"¦ and we took." [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 3

¹ The conquest of Og, king of Bashan
¹¹ This size of his bed
¹² The distribution of his lands to the two tribes and half
²³ Moses prays to enter into the land
²⁶ He is permitted to see it

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 3:8 mean?

And we took at time that - the land from the hand of two the kings of the Amorites who [were] on this side of the Jordan from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon

וַנִּקַּ֞ח בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִוא֙ אֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ מִיַּ֗ד שְׁנֵי֙ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִנַּ֥חַל אַרְנֹ֖ן עַד־ הַ֥ר חֶרְמֽוֹן

וַנִּקַּ֞ח	And we took
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
בָּעֵ֤ת	at time
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: עֵת Sense: time.
הַהִוא֙	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָ֔רֶץ	the land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
מִיַּ֗ד	from the hand
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
שְׁנֵי֙	of two
Parse: Number, mdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
מַלְכֵ֣י	the kings
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
הָאֱמֹרִ֔י	of the Amorites
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱמֹרִי Sense: one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	who [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בְּעֵ֣בֶר	on this side
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵבֶר Sense: region beyond or across, side.
הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן	of the Jordan
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַרְדֵּן Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
מִנַּ֥חַל	from the River
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley.
אַרְנֹ֖ן	Arnon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אַרְנׄון Sense: a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites.
הַ֥ר	Mount
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
חֶרְמֽוֹן	Hermon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרְמֹון Sense: a mountain on the northeastern border of Palestine and Lebanon and overlooking the border city of Dan.

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