Joshua 12

Joshua · Chapter 12

Joshua 12:4

1Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:2Sihon 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;3And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:4And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,5And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.6Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.7And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;8In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:9The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;10The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;11The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;12The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;13The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;14The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;15The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;16The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;17The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;18The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;19The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;20The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;21The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;22The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;23The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;24The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.

King James Version (1769)

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VerseKJVBSBASV
4And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and [the] territory ofוּגְב֗וּלu-ge-VULH1366G
border: boundary

גְּבוּל (ge.vul) : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)

Ogע֚וֹגogH5747
Og

עוֹג (og) A man of Bashan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.21.33 § Og = "long-necked" the Amorite king of Bashan and one of the last representatives of the giants of Rephaim

[the] king ofמֶ֣לֶךְME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

the Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha-ba-SHANH1316
Bashan

בָּשָׁן (ba.shan) § Bashan = "fruitful" a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh

one of [the] remnant ofמִיֶּ֖תֶרmi-YE-terH3499A
remainder

יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) 1) remainder, excess, rest, remnant, excellence 1a) remainder, remnant 1b) remainder, rest, other part 1c) excess 1d) abundantly (adv) 1e) abundance, affluence 1f) superiority, excellency

the Rephaitesהָרְפָאִ֑יםha-re-fa-'IMH7497B
Zamzummin

זַמְזֻמִּים (zam.zom) People descended from Repha(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.5 Another name of re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Rephaim" H7497B) § Zamzummims = "plotters" the Ammonite name for the people who by others were called Rephaim, and were described as a numerous nation of giants; perhaps the same as 'Zuzim'

who dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai-yo-SHEVH3427
to dwell

יָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)

in Ashtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתbe-'ash-ta-ROTH6252H
Beeshterah

בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה (be.esh.te.rah) Beeshterah = "with increase" a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth' Another name of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252H)

and in Edreiוּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃u-ve-'ed-RE-'iH0154
Edrei

אֶדְרֶ֫עִי (ed.re.i) § Edrei = "goodly pasture" a chief city of Bashan, north of Jabbok river

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.