The Meaning of Deuteronomy 3:17 Explained

Deuteronomy 3:17

KJV: The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.

YLT: and the plain, and the Jordan, and the border, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under the springs of Pisgah, at the sun -rising.

Darby: the plain also, and the Jordan, and its border from Chinnereth as far as the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.

ASV: the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border thereof , from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The plain  also, and Jordan,  and the coast  [thereof], from Chinnereth  even unto the sea  of the plain,  [even] the salt  sea,  under Ashdothpisgah  eastward. 

What does Deuteronomy 3:17 Mean?

Study Notes

Ashdoth-pisgah
i.e. the springs of Pisgah, or the hill.

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 3:1-22 - The Inheritance Of Reuben, Gad And Manasseh
Sihon's defeat, described in the previous chapter, compelled his ally Og to take the field and oppose the further advance of Israel. "He came out" against them. Perhaps also Joshua 24:12 affords a clue. Swarms of hornets harassed him and his people, and drove them out of their stone houses and fortifications; they preferred meeting the chosen race in the open to the scourge of these formidable creatures. When God says, "Fear not," He fights on our side.
Recent discoveries confirm these references to the many stone cities of Bashan, mentioned in Deuteronomy 3:4. The country is covered with ruins. Porter says that 500 ruined places attest the might of the Amorites. The royal bedstead is thought to mean coffin or bier. Its length of 13 1/2 feet would infer a stature of 11 or 12 feet.
These victories opened fertile and beautiful pasture-lands, including Hermon and Gilead. "The Lord delivered"¦ and we took." [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 3

1  The conquest of Og, king of Bashan
11  This size of his bed
12  The distribution of his lands to the two tribes and half
23  Moses prays to enter into the land
26  He is permitted to see it

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 3:17 mean?

and the plain and with the Jordan and as the border from Chinnereth and as far as the Sea of the Arabah Sea the Salt below the slopes of Pisgah the east side of
וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן וּגְבֻ֑ל מִכִּנֶּ֗רֶת וְעַ֨ד יָ֤ם הָֽעֲרָבָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח תַּ֛חַת אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה מִזְרָֽחָה

וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה  and  the  plain 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲרָבָה  
Sense: desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness.
וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן  and  with  the  Jordan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְדֵּן  
Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
וּגְבֻ֑ל  and  as  the  border 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
מִכִּנֶּ֗רֶת  from  Chinnereth 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: כִּנְרֹות 
Sense: the early name of the Sea of Galilee.
וְעַ֨ד  and  as  far  as 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
יָ֤ם  the  Sea 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
הָֽעֲרָבָה֙  of  the  Arabah 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲרָבָה  
Sense: desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness.
יָ֣ם  Sea 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
הַמֶּ֔לַח  the  Salt 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלַח  
Sense: salt.
תַּ֛חַת  below 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת  the  slopes 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: אָשֵׁד  
Sense: foundation, slope.
הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה  of  Pisgah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פִּסְגָּה  
Sense: mountain in Moab on the northeast shore of the Dead Sea; site uncertain.
מִזְרָֽחָה  the  east  side  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.