New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and the territory border, boundary, territory Noun H1366 וּגְב֗וּל u·ge·vul
of Og king of Bashan Noun H5747 עֹ֚וג o·vg
Analysis:
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king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Bashan, "smooth," a region E. of the Jordan Noun H1316 הַבָּשָׁ֔ן hab·ba·shan,
Analysis:
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one of the remnant remainder, excess, preeminence Noun H3499 מִיֶּ֖תֶר mi·ye·ter
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One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of Rephaim, inhab. of an area E. of the Jordan Noun H7497 הָרְפָאִ֑ים ha·re·fa·'im;
who lived to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 הַיֹּושֵׁ֥ב hai·yo·v·shev
at Ashtaroth a place E. of the Jordan Noun H6252 בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖ות be·'ash·ta·ro·vt
Analysis:
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and at Edrei, a chief city of Bashan, also a place in Naphtali Noun H154 וּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃ u·ve·'ed·re·'i.
Analysis:
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Locations

Ashtaroth

ASHTAROTH; ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM; BEESHTERAHash'-ta-roth, as'-ta-roth (`ashtaroth; the King James Version Astaroth; Astaroth, the city of Og, king of Bashan (Deuteronomy 14, etc.); `ashteroth qarnayim, the scene of the defeat of the Rephaim by Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:5): (be`eshterah) a Levitical city in Manasseh East of the Jordan (Joshua 21:27)): The name pro... View Details

Bashan

BASHANba'-shan (ha-bashan, "the Bashan"; Basan): This name is probably the same in meaning as the cognate Arabic bathneh, "soft, fertile land," or bathaniyeh (batanaea), "this land sown with wheat" ("wheatland").1. Boundaries:It often occurs with the article, "the Bashan," to describe the kingdom of Og, the most northerly part of the land East of the Jordan.... View Details

Edrei

EDREIed'-re-i ('edhre`i; Edra-ein):(1) One of the cities of Og, not far from Ashtaroth, where the power of his kingdom received its deathblow from the invading Israelites (Joshua 12:4 Numbers 21:33, etc.). It seems to mark the western limit of Bashan as against Salecah on the East (Deuteronomy 3:10). It was given to Machir, son of Manasseh (Joshua 13:31). Eu... View Details

People

Og

king of Bashan

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
King James Bible and And the territory coast of Og king of Bashan, one which was of the remnant of Rephaim, who lived the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Hebrew Greek English and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,