to turn · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
up
וַֽיַּעֲל֔וּvai.ya.'a.Lu
H5927
to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
way
דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh
H1870
a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct
Bashan
הַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.Shan
H1316
Bashan (often with the article) · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Og
עוֹג֩'Og
H5747
Og · proper noun, a man's name
king
מֶֽלֶךְMe.lekh-
H4428
a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Bashan
הַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.Shan
H1316
Bashan (often with the article) · definite article + proper noun, a place name
out
וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'
H3318
to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
against
קִרְאָהqirʼâh
H7125
an encountering
people
עַמּ֛וֹa.Mo
H5971
a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
battle
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mah
H4421
a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Edrei
אֶדְרֶֽעִי'ed.Re.'i
H154
Edrei · proper noun, a place name
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Cross-references
Joshua 13:12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smi…
Deuteronomy 1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
Deuteronomy 29:7 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
Deuteronomy 3:1-6 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Numbers 32:33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph,…
Deuteronomy 4:47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrisi…
Deuteronomy 32:14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou…
Joshua 9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Numbers 21:21–end
We have here an account of the victories obtained by Israel over Sihon and Og, which must be distinctly considered, not only because they are here distinctly related, but because long afterwards the memorial of them is distinctly celebrated, and they are severally assigned as instances of everlasting mercy. He slew Sihon king of the Amorites, for his mercy endureth for ever, and Og the king of Bashan, for his mercy endureth for ever, Psa 136:19, Psa 136:20.
I. Israel sent a peaceable message to Sihon king of the Amorites (Num 21:21), but received an unpeaceable return, worse than that of the Edomites to the like message, Num 20:18, Num 20:20. For the Edomites only refused them a passage, and…
they turned and went up by the way of Bashan--a name given to that district from the richness of the soil--now Batanea or El-Bottein--a hilly region east of the Jordan lying between the mountains of Hermon on the north and those of Gilead on the south.
Og--a giant, an Amoritish prince, who, having opposed the progress of the Israelites, was defeated.
John Gill on Numbers 21:33
And they turned,.... From Jaazer, after they had taken it, and came back a little way:
and went up by the way of Bashan; which was a nearer way to Canaan, a fine country abounding with oxen and sheep, having rich pastures, and very famous for its oaks; it had its name from the mountain of Bashan in it, and has been since called Batanea; it was at this time in the hands of the Amorites, and from them it was taken by Israel, as follows: who marched this way for that purpose, or at least were so directed by the providence of God for that end:
and Og king of Bashan went out against them; who was of the race of the giants, and he himself of a gigantic stature, and was a king of the Amorites, as…
Numbers 21:33-35
33. And they turned, and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
33. Conversi autem ascenderunt per viam Basan, et egressus est Og rex Basan in occursum ipsis, ipse et universus populus ejus ad praelium in Edrei.
34. And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
34. Tunc dixit Jehova ad Mosen, Ne timeas eum: quia in manu tua dedi cumcet universum populum ejus, ae terram ejus: faciesque ei quemadmodum fecisti Sihon regi…
The Church Fathers
But if we wish to pursue each point, we shall be shut out from the discussion of those things which were read to us concerning Balaam; the reading of which is of such difficulty that we can scarcely arrive at explaining the account and sequence of the history itself. How great, then, will now be our difficulty in explaining the spiritual senses, if the very surface of the letter is wrapped in such great difficulties? But although desire snatches us toward discussing the things which are more obscure, nevertheless these things also, which are reported in between, are not to be entirely passed over. For after the sons of Israel had obtained the cities of the Amorites, they went up also by the way which leads into Bashan, where Og, king of Bashan, was; but to this one they neither deign to send envoys nor to ask of him that they may pass through his land, but immediately they clash with him and overcome both him and his people. Let us see, then, what Bashan is. Bashan is interpreted "baseness"; rightly, then, are neither envoys sent to that nation nor is passage through its land requested. For there ought to be for us no passage, no approach to baseness, but from the very beginning at once it must be assaulted and in every way guarded against. Now Og, who is said to be king of Bashan, is interpreted "enclosure." This can hold the figure of all carnal and material things, by love and desire of which the soul, being held fast, is shut out and separated from God. Against these, therefore, war is commanded to be waged in such a way that "you shall not leave," he says, "of him one living"; for none must be left by the sons of Israel living in the kingdom of baseness and disgrace. But it befits Israelite virtue to cut down and cut away base things and to rebuild in the soul whatever is pious and to plant honorable and religious things. Concerning the kingdom of Sihon it is not written that no living one be left, nor concerning the kingdom of Moab; for perhaps we have need of some of them, and we require certain of them for the contests and exercises of this life; otherwise we should have had to go out of this world. Of Bashan, however—that is, of baseness—we have need of none whatsoever; let us leave nothing of it; all things must be cut down, all the works of baseness must be overturned; for in nothing can that which is base be honorable.
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Dictionary and topics
Bashan — Light soil, first mentioned in Gen. 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates “smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth,” where Og the king of Bashan had his residence. At the time of…
City — The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have…
Edrei — Mighty; strength. (1.) One of the chief towns of the kingdom of Bashan (Josh. 12:4, 5). Here Og was defeated by the Israelites, and the strength of the Amorites broken (Num. 21:33-35). It…
Kedemoth — Beginnings; easternmost, a city of Reuben, assigned to the Levites of the family of Merari (Josh. 13:18). It lay not far north-east of Dibon-gad, east of the Dead Sea.
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…
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,…
Wars of the Lord, The Book of the — (Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1-3, 21-25, 33-35; 31. The wars here recorded might be thus designated).
Amorites, The · Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel — Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Og conquered — Og conquered
Defeat of the Amorite Kings, Sihon of Heshbon and Og of Bashan, and Conquest of their Kingdoms.
Num 21:21-23
When the Israelites reached the eastern border of the kingdom of the Amorite king Sihon (see at Num 21:13), they sent messengers to him, as they had previously done to the king of Edom, to ask permission to pass peaceably through his territory upon the high road (cf. Num 21:22 and Num 20:17); and Sihon refused this request, just as the king of Edom had done, and marched with all his people against the Israelites. But whereas the Lord forbade the Israelites to make war upon their kinsmen the Edomites, He now commanded them to make war upon the Amorite king, and take possession of his l…
Ancient Bashan was located east of the Sea of Galilee. • King Og, like Sihon, was an Amorite (see study note on 21:13). This brief account of Israel’s defeat of Og is expanded in Deut 3:1-11.
Rashi on Numbers 21:32
וישלח משה לרגל את יעזר AND MOSES SENT TO SPY OUT JAAZER — The spies captured it (as the text goes on to state, “and they captured it”). They said: We will not do as the former spies, for we have confidence in the power of Moses’ prayer to be able to fight against it (Midrash Tanchuma, Chukat 24).
Og · A man of gigantic stature — A man of gigantic stature
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
