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Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רַקraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.ע֞וֹגogOgעוֹגnoun, proper name — “Og”H5747Og, a king of BashanOg.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.הַבָּשָׁ֗ןhabashanthe Bashanבָּשָׁןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.נִשְׁאַר֮nisharleaveשָׁאַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “leave”, a completed actionH7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantleave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.מִיֶּ֣תֶרmiyeterfrom cordיֶתֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from cord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3499properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)[phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.הָרְפָאִים֒harefaimthe giantרָפָאdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the giant”H7497a giantgiant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051 (בֵּית רָפָא).הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.עַרְשׂוֹ֙arsvocouchעֶרֶשׂnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “couch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6210a couch (properly, with a canopy)bed(-stead), couch.עֶ֣רֶשׂerescouchעֶרֶשׂnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “couch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6210a couch (properly, with a canopy)bed(-stead), couch.בַּרְזֶ֔לbarzelironבַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.הֲלֹ֣הhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הִ֔ואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בְּרַבַּ֖תberabatin Rabbahרַבָּהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Rabbah”H7237Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and WestRabbah, Rabbath.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עַמּ֑וֹןamonAmmonעַמּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Ammon”H5983Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their countryAmmon, Ammonites.תֵּ֧שַׁעteshanineתֵּשַׁעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “nine”, the ordinary formH8672nine or (ordinal) ninthnine ([phrase] -teen, [phrase] -teenth, -th).אַמּ֣וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.אָרְכָּ֗הּarekahlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “length”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.וְאַרְבַּ֥עvearbaand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.אַמּ֛וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.רָחְבָּ֖הּrachebahbreadthרֹחַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “breadth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.בְּאַמַּתbeamatin cubitאַמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in cubit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.אִֽישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

(For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.)

Young’s Literal Translation

for only Og king of Bashan had been left of the remnant of the Rephaim; lo, his bedstead [is] a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the sons of Ammon? nine cubits its length, and four cubits its breadth, by the cubit of a man.

World English Bible

(For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, after the cubit of a man.)

Darby Translation

For only Og the king of Bashan remained of the residue of giants: behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? its length was nine cubits, and its breadth four cubits, after the cubit of a man.

Douay-Rheims

For only Og king of Basan remained of the race of the giants. His bed of iron is shewn, which is in Rabbath of the children of Ammon, being nine cubits long, and four broad after the measure of the cubit of a man’s hand.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For only Og the king of Basan was left of the Raphain: behold, his bed was a bed of iron; behold, it is in the chief city of the children of Ammon; the length of it is nine cubits, and the breadth of it four cubits, according to the cubit of a man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι πλὴν Ὢγ βασιλεὺς Βασὰν κατελείφθη ἀπὸ τῶν Ῥαφαΐν· ἰδοὺ ἡ κλὶνη αὐτοῦ κλὶνη σιδηρᾶ, ἰδοὺ αὕτη ἐν τῇ ἄκρᾳ τῶν υἱῶν Ἀμμών· ἐννέα πήχεων τὸ μηκος αὐτῆς, καὶ τεσσάρων πήχεων τὸ εὖρος αὐτῆς ἐν πήχει ἀνδρός.