Nehemiah 9:22
in Nehemiah 9You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
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ASV
Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and peoples, which thou didst allot after their portions: so they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
KJV
Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
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This verse in Nehemiah 9
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThe land of Og king of Bashan - It is most evident that Sihon was king of Heshbon. How then can it be said that they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon? The words the land of the king of Heshbon are wanting in two of De Rossi’s MSS. In another MS. the words and the land of are wanting; so that the clause is read, They possessed the land of Sihon, king of Heshbon.
This site's exposition
allotted to them every corner of the land
on Nehemiah 9:22-25
Four verses carry the conquest at speed: "the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan". They took "fortified cities and fertile land," and "delighted in Your great goodness," an inheritance received as a gift. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read the corners as tribal allotments.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the L ORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the L ORD their God.
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Moreover, thou gavest them kingdoms and nations,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations--that is, put them in possession of a rich country, of an extensive territory, which had been once occupied by a variety of princes and people. and didst divide them into corners--that is, into tribes.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Thou didst divide them into corners - i. e., parts of the holy land; or as some prefer “thou didst distribute them on all sides.”
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּתֵּ֨ן | vatiten | and you gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶ֤ם | lahem | to them | ||
| מַמְלָכוֹת֙ | mamlakhot | kingdoms | H4467 → | |
| וַעֲמָמִ֔ים | vaamamim | and peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖ם | vatachlekem | and you apportioned them | H2505 → | |
| לְפֵאָ֑ה | lefeah | to a corner | H6285 → | |
| וַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּ | vaiyireshu | and they took possession of | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| סִיח֗וֹן | sichon | Sihon | H5511 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶ֙רֶץ֙ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן | cheshbon | Heshbon | H2809 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶ֖רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| ע֥וֹג | og | Og | H5747 → | |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַבָּשָֽׁן׃ | habashan | <the> Bashan | H1316 → |
וַתִּתֵּ֨ןand you gave
vatitenH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶ֤םto them
lahem
מַמְלָכוֹת֙kingdoms
mamlakhotH4467 →
וַעֲמָמִ֔יםand peoples
vaamamimH5971 →1873 times
וַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םand you apportioned them
vatachlekemH2505 →
לְפֵאָ֑הto a corner
lefeahH6285 →
וַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּand they took possession of
vaiyireshuH3423 →231 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
סִיח֗וֹןSihon
sichonH5511 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֶ֙רֶץ֙[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןHeshbon
cheshbonH2809 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֶ֖רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
ע֥וֹגOg
ogH5747 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
הַבָּשָֽׁן׃<the> Bashan
habashanH1316 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
it leads to
- Psalms 44:23
Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
- Psalms 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
- Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the…
- Psalms 73:20
Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
- Isaiah 42:13–14
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- Psalms 44:23
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.