Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 4:47
They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel in the Transjordan valley facing Beth-peor, recounting the conquest of the Amorite kings Sihon and Og immediately following the Exodus.
The words — The verb וַ/יִּֽירְשׁ֨וּ (va/i.yi.re.Shu) literally means "and they took possession of," marking the formal acquisition of territory.
The thread — The campaign against Og king of Bashan and Sihon is cross-referenced in Numbers 21:33, Deuteronomy 3:1, and Deuteronomy 29:7 as a unified military sequence.
Why it lands — The verse records a territorial boundary of Israel's eastern conquest, requiring the reader to recognize the completed subjugation of the two Amorite kings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:33 Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
- Deuteronomy 3:1 Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
- Deuteronomy 29:7 When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.