Deuteronomy 4:43
in Deuteronomy 4Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
KJV
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 4
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBezer in the wilderness - As the cities of refuge are generally understood to be types of the salvation provided by Christ for sinners; so their names have been thought to express some attribute of the Redeemer of mankind. See them explained Jos 20:7-8 (note). I Suppose the last nine verses of this chapter to have been added by either Joshua or Ezra.
This site's exposition
Then Moses severed three cities
on Deuteronomy 4:41-43
The address stops and a piece of narrative is set down. Moses acts on Numbers 35:9-15, which required six cities of refuge, by severing the three that lie east of Jordan in territory already taken, and Joshua 20:8 names the same three when the western three are added. The right protected is narrow and the text says so, the slayer which should kill his neighbour unawares and hated him not in times past. Bezer, Ramoth and Golan fall one to Reuben, one to Gad and one to Manasseh, which divides the east bank evenly among the tribes that hold it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness,....
These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments, the moral, ceremonial, and judicial laws, which had been enacted before, when Israel had newly come out of Egypt, and were now repeated, on this side Jordan,
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֶּ֧צֶר | betzer | Bezer | H1221 → | |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר | bamidbar | in the wilderness | H4057 → | 270 times |
| בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר | hamishor | the plain | H4334 → | |
| לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י | laruuveni | for the Reubenite[s] | H7206 → | 18 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רָאמֹ֤ת | ramot | Ramoth | H7216 → | |
| בַּגִּלְעָד֙ | bagilad | in <the> Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| לַגָּדִ֔י | lagadi | for the Gadite[s] | H1425 → | 16 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גּוֹלָ֥ן | golan | Golan | H1474 → | |
| בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן | babashan | in <the> Bashan | H1316 → | 60 times |
| לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃ | lamnashi | for the Manassite[s] | H4520 → |
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֶּ֧צֶרBezer
betzerH1221 →
בַּמִּדְבָּ֛רin the wilderness
bamidbarH4057 →270 times
בְּאֶ֥רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
הַמִּישֹׁ֖רthe plain
hamishorH4334 →
לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יfor the Reubenite[s]
laruuveniH7206 →18 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
רָאמֹ֤תRamoth
ramotH7216 →
בַּגִּלְעָד֙in <the> Gilead
bagiladH1568 →134 times
לַגָּדִ֔יfor the Gadite[s]
lagadiH1425 →16 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
גּוֹלָ֥ןGolan
golanH1474 →
בַּבָּשָׁ֖ןin <the> Bashan
babashanH1316 →60 times
לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃for the Manassite[s]
lamnashiH4520 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:71The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
it leads to
- Joshua 21:27
This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 20:8
And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 21:27
Through
Joshua 21:27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 1:4
This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71
The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
- Deuteronomy 1:4
Through
1 Chronicles 6:80And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
it leads to
- Genesis 32:2
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
- Genesis 32:2
Through
Joshua 20:8And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe…
it leads to
- Joshua 21:36
From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
- 1 Chronicles 6:78
From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
- Joshua 21:38
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
- Joshua 21:36
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.