Deuteronomy 3:5
What does Deuteronomy 3:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 3:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All these towns had high walls round them with doors and locks; and in addition we took a great number of unwalled towns.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862All these <FI>are<Fi> cities fenced with high walls, two-leaved doors and bar, apart from cities of villages very many;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All the cities were fenced with very high walls, and with gates and bars, besides innumerable towns that had no walls.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides unwalled towns very many.
Context
v.4And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
v.5This passage
v.6And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.
- Deuteronomy 1:28
Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
- Numbers 13:28
Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
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