KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Deuteronomy 4:43 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Namely,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “Bezer” | בֶּ֧צֶר | Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite | Bezer |
| “in the wilderness,” | בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר | A pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); also speech (including its organs) | wilderness |
| “in the plain” | הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר | A level, i.e., a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly) | plain |
| “country,” | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | country |
| “of the Reubenites;” | לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י | A Reubenite or descendant of Reuben | Reubenites |
| “and Ramoth” | רָאמֹ֤ת | Ramoth, the name of two places in Palestine | Ramoth |
| “in Gilead,” | בַּגִּלְעָד֙ | Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites | Gilead |
| “of the Gadites;” | לַגָּדִ֔י | A Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad | Gadites |
| “and Golan” | גּוֹלָ֥ן | Golan, a place east of the Jordan | Golan |
| “in Bashan,” | בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן | Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan | Bashan |
| “of the Manassites.” | לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃ | A Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh | Manassites |
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41 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
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:
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.
44 And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
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