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Deuteronomy 3:5

All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.

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כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֵ֜לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).עָרִ֧יםarimcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.בְּצֻר֛וֹתbetsurotgatherבָּצַרadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “gather”, the ordinary formH1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)cut off, (de-) fenced, fortify, (grape) gather(-er), mighty things, restrain, strong, wall (up), withhold.חוֹמָ֥הchomahwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.גְבֹהָ֖הgevohahhaughtyגָּבֹהַּadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “haughty”, the ordinary formH1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arroganthaughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.דְּלָתַ֣יִםdelatayimdoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).וּבְרִ֑יחַuverichaand fugitiveבְּרִיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fugitive”, the ordinary formH1280a boltbar, fugitive.לְבַ֛דlevadto apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.מֵעָרֵ֥יmearefrom cityעִירpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “from city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.הַפְּרָזִ֖יhaprazithe villageפְּרָזִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the village”, the ordinary formH6521a rusticvillage.הַרְבֵּ֥הharbehincreaseרָבָהverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “increase”, the verb used for emphasisH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many.

Young’s Literal Translation

All these [are] cities fenced with high walls, two-leaved doors and bar, apart from cities of villages very many;

World English Bible

All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, in addition to a great many villages without walls.

Darby Translation

All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides unwalled towns very many.

Douay-Rheims

All the cities were fenced with very high walls, and with gates and bars, besides innumerable towns that had no walls.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

all strong cities, lofty walls, gates and bars; besides the very many cities of the Pherezites.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶσαι πόλεις ὀχυραί, τείχη ὑψηλά, πύλαι καὶ μοχλοί· πλὴν τῶν πόλεων τῶν Φερεζαίων τῶν πολλῶν σφόδρα.