Deuteronomy 3:11
ContextNET © | Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaites. (It is noteworthy 1 that his sarcophagus 2 was made of iron. 3 Does it not, indeed, still remain in Rabbath 4 of the Ammonites? It is thirteen and a half feet 5 long and six feet 6 wide according to standard measure.) 7 |
NIV © | (Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.) |
NASB © | (For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bedstead was an iron bedstead; it is in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits and its width four cubits by ordinary cubit.) |
NLT © | (Incidentally, King Og of Bashan was the last of the giant Rephaites. His iron bed was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.) |
MSG © | Og king of Bashan was the last remaining Rephaite. His bed, made of iron, was over thirteen feet long and six wide. You can still see it on display in Rabbah of the People of Ammon. |
BBE © | (For Og, king of Bashan, was the last of all the Rephaim; his bed was made of iron; is it not in Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon? It was nine cubits long and four cubits wide, measured by the common cubit.) |
NRSV © | (Now only King Og of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. In fact his bed, an iron bed, can still be seen in Rabbah of the Ammonites. By the common cubit it is nine cubits long and four cubits wide.) |
NKJV © | "For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. ( Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit. |
KJV | For only Og <05747> king <04428> of Bashan <01316> of the remnant <03499> of giants <07497>_; behold, his bedstead <06210> [was] a bedstead <06210> of iron <01270>_; [is] it not <03808> in Rabbath <07237> of the children <01121> of Ammon <05983>_? nine <08672> cubits <0520> [was] the length <0753> thereof, and four <0702> cubits <0520> the breadth <07341> of it, after the cubit <0520> of a man <0376>_. |
NASB © | (For only <07534> Og <05747> king <04428> of Bashan <01316> was left <07604> of the remnant <03499> of the Rephaim <07497> . Behold <02009> , his bedstead <06210> was an iron <01270> bedstead <06210> ; it is in Rabbah <07237> of the sons <01121> of Ammon <05983> . Its length <0753> was nine <08672> cubits <0520> and its width <07341> four <0702> cubits <0520> by ordinary <0376> cubit .)<0520> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Only <07535> King <04428> Og <05747> of Bashan <01316> was left <07604> of the remaining <03499> Rephaites <07497> . (It is noteworthy <02009> that his sarcophagus <06210> was made of iron <01270> . Does it not <03808> , indeed, still remain in Rabbath <07237> of the Ammonites <05983> <01121> ? It is thirteen and a half feet <0520> <08672> long <0753> and six feet <0520> <0702> wide <07341> according to standard measure <0376> <0520> |
NET © | Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaites. (It is noteworthy 1 that his sarcophagus 2 was made of iron. 3 Does it not, indeed, still remain in Rabbath 4 of the Ammonites? It is thirteen and a half feet 5 long and six feet 6 wide according to standard measure.) 7 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Behold” (הִנֵּה, hinneh). 2 tn The Hebrew term עֶרֶשׂ (’eres), traditionally translated “bed” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT) is likely a basaltic (volcanic) stone sarcophagus of suitable size to contain the coffin of the giant Rephaite king. Its iron-like color and texture caused it to be described as an iron container. See A. Millard, “King Og’s Iron Bed: Fact or Fancy?” BR 6 (1990): 16-21, 44; cf. also NEB “his sarcophagus of basalt”; TEV, CEV “his coffin.” 3 tn Or “of iron-colored basalt.” See note on the word “sarcophagus” earlier in this verse. 4 sn Rabbath. This place name (usually occurring as Rabbah; 2 Sam 11:11; 12:27; Jer 49:3) refers to the ancient capital of the Ammonite kingdom, now the modern city of Amman, Jordan. The word means “great [one],” probably because of its political importance. The fact that the sarcophagus “still remain[ed]” there suggests this part of the verse is post-Mosaic, having been added as a matter of explanation for the existence of the artifact and also to verify the claim as to its size. 5 tn Heb “nine cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 in (45 cm) for the standard cubit, this would be 13.5 ft (4.1 m) long. 6 tn Heb “four cubits.” This would be 6 ft (1.8 m) wide. 7 tn Heb “by the cubit of man.” This probably refers to the “short” or “regular” cubit of approximately 18 in (45 cm). |