Focused Passage

Joshua 12:1-6

The Defeated Kings East and West of the Jordan

The chapter catalogs the kings defeated under Moses east of the Jordan and under Joshua west of the Jordan, bearing witness that the LORD has progressively subdued the land for Israel’s inheritance.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:

2Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,

3as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

4And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Verse 1

Original words

Now these [are]וְאֵ֣לֶּה׀H428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralthe kingsמַלְכֵ֣יH4428Noun - masculine plural constructof the landהָאָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularwhom the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularstruck downהִכּ֤וּH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluraland whoseאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relative-אֶת־H853Direct object markerlandsאַרְצָ֔םH776Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralthey tookוַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּH3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralbeyondבְּעֵ֥בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularto the eastמִזְרְחָ֣הH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular. . .הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁH8121Article | Noun - common singularfrom the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙H769Noun - proper - feminine singularValleyמִנַּ֤חַלH5158Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructtoעַד־H5704PrepositionMountהַ֣רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructHermonחֶרְמ֔וֹןH2768Noun - proper - feminine singularincluding allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הH6160Article | Noun - feminine singulareastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃H4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 2

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Sihonסִיחוֹן֙H5511Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יH567Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularwho livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בH3427Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןH2809Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularHe ruledמֹשֵׁ֡לH4910Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfrom Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רH6177Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר֩H834Pronoun - relativeonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe rimשְׂפַת־H8193Noun - feminine singular constructof the Arnonאַרְנ֜וֹןH769Noun - proper - feminine singularValleyנַ֨חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructalong the middleוְת֤וֹךְH8432Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the valleyהַנַּ֙חַל֙H5158Article | Noun - masculine singularup toוְעַד֙H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe Jabbokיַבֹּ֣קH2999Noun - proper - feminine singularRiverהַנַּ֔חַלH5158Article | Noun - masculine singularthe borderגְּב֖וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof theבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructAmmonitesעַמּֽוֹן׃H5983Noun - proper - masculine singularthat is, halfוַחֲצִ֣יH2677Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דH1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

as well as the Arabahוְהָעֲרָבָה֩H6160Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singulareastמִזְרָ֗חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular. . .וְ֠עַדH5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionof the Seaיָ֨םH3220Noun - masculine singular constructof Chinnerethכִּנְר֜וֹתH3672Noun - proper - feminine singulartoעַד־H5704Prepositionthe Seaיָ֣םH3220Noun - masculine singular constructof the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֤הH6160Article | Noun - feminine singular(the Salt Seaיָם־H3220Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַמֶּ֙לַח֙H4417Article | Noun - masculine singulareastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularthroughדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructvvvבֵּ֣יתH1020PrepositionBeth-jeshimothהַיְשִׁמ֑וֹתH1020Noun - proper - feminine singularand southwardוּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ןH8486Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularbelowתַּ֖חַתH8478Prepositionthe slopesאַשְׁדּ֥וֹתH794Noun - common plural constructof Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּֽה׃H6449Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the Sea of Galilee
  • That is, the Dead Sea
Verse 4

Original words

Andוּגְב֗וּלH1366Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructOgע֚וֹגH5747Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןH1316Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularone of the remnantמִיֶּ֖תֶרH3499Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Rephaimהָרְפָאִ֑יםH7497Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralwho livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בH3427Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin Ashtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתH6252Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Edreiוּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃H154Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • LXX; Hebrew And the territory of Og king of Bashan
Verse 5

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He ruledוּ֠מֹשֵׁלH4910Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularover Mountבְּהַ֨רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructHermonחֶרְמ֤וֹןH2768Noun - proper - feminine singularSalecahוּבְסַלְכָה֙H5548Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularallוּבְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןH1316Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularup toעַד־H5704Prepositionthe borderגְּב֥וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יH1651Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Maacathitesוְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑יH4602Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand halfוַחֲצִי֙H2677Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דH1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularto the borderגְּב֖וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof Sihonסִיח֥וֹןH5511Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Heshbonחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃H2809Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularthe servantעֶֽבֶד־H5650Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֥יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularhad struck them downהִכּ֑וּםH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural[and]מֹשֶׁ֨הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularעֶֽבֶד־עֶֽבֶד־H5650Noun - masculine singular constructיְהוָ֜היְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulargivenוַֽ֠יִּתְּנָהּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singulartheir land as an inheritanceיְרֻשָּׁ֗הH3425Noun - feminine singularto the Reubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִי֙H7206Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֔יH1425Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand the half-tribeוְלַחֲצִ֖יH2677Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שֵׁ֥בֶטH7626Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃סH4519Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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