Deuteronomy 3:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה עָרִ֧ים בְּצֻר֛וֹת חוֹמָ֥ה גְבֹהָ֖ה דְּלָתַ֣יִם וּבְרִ֑יחַ לְבַ֛ד מֵעָרֵ֥י הַפְּרָזִ֖י הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃

Transliteration

All-kol-these ʾēlleh cities ʿārîm fortified bəṣūrôt wall ḥômâ high gəbōhâ, doors dəlātayim and-bar ûbərîaḥ; besides ləbad from-cities-of mēʿārê the-happərāzî the-many harbēh very məʾōd.

Grammar Details

*kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these
*ʿārîm*: noun, feminine plural - cities
*bəṣūrôt*: adjective, feminine plural - fortified/walled
*ḥômâ*: noun, feminine singular - wall
*gəbōhâ*: adjective, feminine singular - high
*dəlātayim*: noun, feminine dual - double doors/gates
*ûbərîaḥ*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and bar/bolt
*ləbad*: preposition - besides/apart from
*mēʿārê*: preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - from cities of
*happərāzî*: definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the rural/open/unwalled
*harbēh*: definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the many/numerous
*məʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly

Word Meanings

*bəṣūrôt*: fortified/walled/inaccessible
*dəlātayim*: double doors/gates/entrances
*bərîaḥ*: bar/bolt/crossbeam (for securing a gate)
*pərāzî*: rural/unwalled/open country dweller

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Referenced Verses

Num 13:28 : 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.
Deut 1:28 : 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.
Heb 11:30 : 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.

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