KJV King James Version
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;
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Deuteronomy 3:8
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
WEB World English Bible
We took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon.
ASV American Standard Version
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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 3
5 All these cities [were] fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
8 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;
9 ([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead [was] a bedstead of iron; [is] it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits [was] the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
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וַנִּקַּ֞חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeבָּעֵ֤תH6256 · ettimeהַהִוא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִיַּ֗דH3027 · yadhandשְׁנֵי֙H8147 · she.na.yimtwoמַלְכֵ֣יH4428 · me.lekhkingהָאֱמֹרִ֔יH567 · e.mo.riAmoriteאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּעֵ֣בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןH3383 · yar.denJordanמִנַּ֥חַלH5158 · na.chaltorrent: riverאַרְנֹ֖ןH769 · ar.nonArnonעַד־H5704 · adtillהַ֥רH2022 · harmountain: mountחֶרְמֽוֹן׃H2768 · cher.mon(Mount) Hermon
Cross-references
Joshua 13:9-12From Aroer, that [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;Joshua 12:2-6Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, [and] ruled from Aroer, which [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon;Numbers 32:33-42And Moses gave unto them, [even] to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, [even] the cities of the country round about.
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