Deuteronomy 4 · Verse 43

Deuteronomy 4:43

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.
Deuteronomy 4:43, King James Version

Deuteronomy 4:43 in other translations

BSBBezer 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.
WEBBezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
ASVnamely, 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.
YLTBezer, in the wilderness, in the land of the plain, of the Reubenite; and Ramoth, in Gilead, of the Gadite; and Golan, in Bashan, of the Manassahite.
DARBYBezer in the wilderness, in the plateau, of the Reubenites, and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
BBEThe names of the towns were Bezer in the waste land, in the table-land, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for Manasseh.
WebsterNamely, 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.

What does Deuteronomy 4:43 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:41-43

41-43. Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan--(See on Jos 20:7).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 Bezer 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:41-49

Here is the introduction to another discourse, or sermon, Moses preached to Israel, which we have in the following chapters. He sets the law before them, as the rule they were to work by, the way they were to walk in. He sets it before them, as the glass in which they were to see their natural face, that, looking into this perfect law of liberty, they might continue therein. These are the laws, given when Israel was…

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Deuteronomy 4:43 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerBezerH1221
בַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
הַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.Shorthe plainH4334
לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יla.ru.'u.ve.Nifor the Reubenite[s]H7206
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רָאמֹ֤תra.MotRamothH7216
בַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'Adin <the> GileadH1568
לַגָּדִ֔יla.ga.Difor the Gadite[s]H1425
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גּוֹלָ֥ןgo.LanGolanH1474
בַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.Shanin <the> BashanH1316
לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי\׃Lam.na.Shifor the Manassite[s]H4520

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 4:43

  • Joshua 20:8

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:71

    Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:80

    And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  • Joshua 21:27

    And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.

  • 1 Kings 4:13

    The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

  • Joshua 21:38

    And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  • 1 Kings 22:3-4

    And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Bezer.Bezer is the same as Bozra, formerly a royal city of Edom. See Note on "Ge 36:33"|.
Jos 20:8
Ramoth.Ramoth was a celebrated city in the mountains of Gilead, placed by Eusebius fifteen miles east from Philadelphia or Ammon, and by Jerome in the neighbourhood of Jabbok, and consequently north of Philadelphia.
Jos 21:38; 1Ki 4:13; 22:3,4; 1Ch 6:80
Golan.This city gave name to the district of Gaulonitis, now called Djolan, which comprises the plain to south of Djedour or Iturea, and to the west of Haouran: its southern frontier is the Nahar Aweired, by which it is separated from the district of Erbad, and the Sheriat el Mandhour, which separates it from the district of El Kefarat: on the west it is limited by the territory of Feik, and on the north-west by Djebel Heish, or mount Hermon.
Jos 21:27; 1Ch 6:71

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 4:42

    That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 4:44

    And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:

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Deuteronomy 4:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A Beser en el desierto, en tierra de la llanura, de los Rubenitas; y á Ramoth en Galaad, de los Gaditas; y á Golán en Basán, de los de Manasés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Bétser, dans le désert, sur le plateau, qui est aux Rubénites; et Ramoth, en Galaad, qui est aux Gadites; et Golan, en Basan, qui est aux Manassites.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Bezer in der Wüste, im Lande der Ebene, für die Rubeniter, und Ramoth in Gilead für die Gaditer, und Golan in Basan für die Manassiter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Bosor in solitudine, quæ sita est in terra campestri de tribu Ruben: et Ramoth in Galaad, quæ est in tribu Gad: et Golan in Basan, quæ est in tribu Manasse.