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Deuteronomy 4:43 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 4 · verse 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 context
41Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
42That 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:
43Namely, 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.
44And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
45These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- ReubenitesRᵉʼûwbênîya Reubenite or descendant of ReubenH7206 →
- countryʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- GaditesGâdîya Gadite or descendants of GadH1425 →
- RamothRâʼmôwthRamoth, the name of two places in PalestineH7216 →
- GileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
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Here is, 1. The nomination of the cities of refuge on that side Jordan where Israel now lay encamped. Three cities were appointed for that purpose, one in the lot of Reuben, another in that of Gad, and another in that of the half tribe of Manasseh, Deu 4:41-43.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 41-49