At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—Deuteronomy 3:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַנִּקַּ֞ח בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִוא֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ מִיַּ֗ד שְׁנֵי֙ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִנַּ֥חַל אַרְנֹ֖ן עַד־הַ֥ר חֶרְמֽוֹן׃
- וַנִּקַּ֞חva.ni.Kach“and we took”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- בָּעֵ֤תba.'Et“at the time”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- הַהִוא֙ha.hi.V'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- מִיַּ֗דmi.Yad“from [the] hand of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
- שְׁנֵי֙she.Nei“[the] two”Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei“[the] kings of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- הָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.Ri“the Amorite[s]”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֹרִי · “Amorite” · Strong's H0567
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.ver“[were] on [the] other side of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵ֫בֶר · “ahead” · Strong's H5676H
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.Den“the Jordan”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
- מִנַּ֥חַלmi.Na.chal“from [the] wadi of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
- אַרְנֹ֖ן'ar.Non“Arnon”Noun, proper name of a place · from אַרְנוֹן · “Arnon” · Strong's H0769
- עַד־'ad-“to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- הַ֥רhar“[the] mountain of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
- חֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.Mon“Hermon”Noun, proper name of a place · from חֶרְמוֹן · “(Mount )Hermon” · Strong's H2768
Places named in this verse
- Jordanriver · Identification: certain · Map of Jordan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Jordan on OpenBible.info
- Mount Hermonmountain · Identification: certain · Map of Mount Hermon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Mount Hermon on OpenBible.info
- Arnon (Valley of the Arnon)valley · Identification: certain · Map of Valley of the Arnon (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Valley of the Arnon on OpenBible.info