Deuteronomy 3:11

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Og	ע֞וֹג og	H5747	Og · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Bashan	הַבָּשָׁ֗ן ha.ba.Shan	H1316	Bashan (often with the article) · definite article + proper noun, a place name
remained	נִשְׁאַר֮ nish.'Ar	H7604	properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
remnant	מִיֶּ֣תֶר mi.Ye.ter	H3499	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
giants	הָרְפָאִים֒ ha.re.fa.'Im	H7497	a giant · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
bedstead	עַרְשׂוֹ֙ ar.So	H6210	a couch (properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
bedstead	עֶ֣רֶשׂ 'E.res	H6210	a couch (properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
iron	בַּרְזֶ֔ל bar.Zel	H1270	iron (as cutting) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
not	הֲלֹ֣ה ha.Loh	H3808	not (the simple or abs. negation) · interrogative particle + negative particle
Rabbath	בְּרַבַּ֖ת be.ra.Bat	H7237	Rabbah · preposition + adjective, feminine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Ammon	עַמּ֑וֹן a.Mon	H5983	Ammon · proper noun, a man's name
nine	תֵּ֧שַׁע Te.sha'	H8672	nine or (ordinal) ninth · noun, common both genders singular absolute
cubits	אַמּ֣וֹת 'a.Mot	H520	properly · noun, common feminine plural absolute
length	אָרְכָּ֗הּ 'a.re.Kah	H753	length · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
four	וְאַרְבַּ֥ע ve.'ar.Ba'	H702	four · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
cubits	אַמּ֛וֹת 'a.Mot	H520	properly · noun, common feminine plural absolute
breadth	רָחְבָּ֖הּ ra.che.Bah	H7341	width (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
cubit	בְּאַמַּת be.'a.mat-	H520	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
man	אִֽישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims…
2 Samuel 12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Jeremiah 49:2 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be…
Deuteronomy 2:11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Deuteronomy 2:20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
1 Samuel 17:4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
2 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him,…
Ezekiel 21:20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:1-11

We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often mentioned together with that of Og, to the praise of God, the rather because in these Israel's triumphs began, Psa 135:11; Psa 136:19, Psa 136:20. See, I. How they got the mastery of Og, a very formidable prince, 1. Very strong, for he was of the remnant of the giants (Deu 3:11); his personal strength was extraordinary, a monument of which was preserved by the Ammonites in his bedstead, which was shown as a rarity in their chief city. You might guess at his weight by the materials of his bedstead; it was iron, as if a bedstead of wood were too weak for him to trust to: and you…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:11

only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants--literally, "of Rephaim." He was not the last giant, but the only living remnant in the trans-jordanic country (Jos 15:14), of a certain gigantic race, supposed to be the most ancient inhabitants of Palestine. behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron--Although beds in the East are with the common people nothing more than a simple mattress, bedsteads are not unknown. They are in use among the great, who prefer them of iron or other metals, not only for strength and durability, but for the prevention of the troublesome insects which in warm climates commonly infest wood. Taking the cubit at half a yard, the bedstead of Og would meas…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants,.... The meaning seems to be, either that he was the only one that was left of the race of the giants the Ammonites found when they took possession of this country, Deuteronomy 2:20 or that was left when the Amorites took it from the Ammonites; and who having by some means or other ingratiated himself into their affections, because of his stature, strength, and courage, and other qualifications they might discern in him, made him their king: behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron: his body being so large and bulky, he might think it most proper and safest for him to have a bedstead made of iron to lie upon, or to prevent noxi…

The Church Fathers

However, Og, king of Basan, was the last remnant of the Refaim. The word refaím in the Hebrew language means "giants", according to those who know it. Therefore, what most codices say was abandoned by the refaim, is expressed more clearly saying that it was the last remaining, that is, was one of the survivors of those giants. And that is why the length and width of his iron bed is also mentioned, to make his height more clearly visible.
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON DEUTERONOMY, Q. 3 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Amorites — Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian…
Bed — (Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as a sofa for rest (1 Sam. 28:23; Amos 3:12). Another Hebrew word (er’es) so…
Bedstead — Used in Deut. 3:11, but elsewhere rendered “couch,” “bed.” In 2 Kings 1:4; 16:2; Ps. 132:3; Amos 3:12, the divan is meant by this word.
Giants — (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning “violent” or “causing to fall” (Gen. 6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root signifying…
Og — Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and…
Rabbah — Or Rab’bath, great. (1.) “Rabbath of the children of Ammon,” the chief city of the Ammonites, among the eastern hills, some 20 miles east of the Jordan, on the southern of the two streams which…
Sihon — Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory,…
Bashan · east of the Jordan River — east of the Jordan River
Bed · Ma — Ma
Beds · Made of: Iron — Made of: Iron
Cubit · A measure of distance — A measure of distance
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Deuteronomy 3:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:11

John Gill on Deuteronomy 3:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 3:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:11

John Gill on Deuteronomy 3:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 3:1-11

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 3:11

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