Joshua 12:5

Joshua 12:5

And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

a. ASV: And ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

b. YLT: And ruling in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurite, and the Maachathite, and the half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: And ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all of Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon.

d. Septuagint: Ruling from mount Aermon and from Secchai, and [over] all the land of Basan to the borders of Gergesi, and Machi, and the half of Galaad of the borders of Seon king of Esebon.

e. Rubin Edition Early Prophets Joshua & Judges: And who reigned in Mount Hermon and Salcah, and in all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathite and half of the Gilead, [up to] the border of Sihon, king of Heshbon.

1. “And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan…”

a.  [And] reigned [Strong: 4910 mâshal, maw-shal'; a primitive root; to rule:—(have, make to have) dominion, governor, × indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.]

b. [in] mount [Strong: 2022 har, har; a shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively):—hill (country), mount(-ain), × promotion.]

c. Hermon [Strong: 2768 Chermôwn, kher-mone'; from H2763; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine:—Hermon.]

d. [and in] Salcah [Strong: 5548 Çalkâh, sal-kaw'; from an unused root. meaning to walk; walking; Salcah, a place East of the Jordan:—Salcah, Salchah.]

e. [and in] all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, 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).]

f. Bashan [Strong: 1316  Bâshân, baw-shawn'; of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan:—Bashan.]

2. “...unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.”

a. unto [Strong: 5704 `ad ad properly, the same as 5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):--against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.]

b. [the] border [Strong: 1366 gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'; or גְּבֻל gᵉbul; (shortened) from H1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed:—border, bound, coast, × great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.]

c. [of the] Geshurites [Strong: 1615 Gᵉshûwrîy, ghe-shoo-ree'; patrial from H1650; a Geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of Geshur:—Geshuri, Geshurites.]

d. [and the] Maachathites [Strong: 4602 Maʻăkâthîy, mah-ak-aw-thee'; patrial from H4601; a Maakathite, or inhabitant of Maakah:—Maachathite.]

e. [and] half [Strong: 2677 chêtsîy, khay-tsee'; from H2673; the half or middle:—half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.]

f. Gilead [Strong: 1568 Gilʻâd, ghil-awd'; probably from H1567; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites:—Gilead, Gileadite.]

g. [the] border [Strong: 1366 gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'; or גְּבֻל gᵉbul; (shortened) from H1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed:—border, bound, coast, × great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.]

h. [of] Sihon [Strong: 5511 Çîychôwn, see-khone'; or סִיחֹן Çîychôn; from the same as H5477; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king:—Sihon.]

i. king [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

j. [of] Heshbon [Strong: 2809  Cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; the same as H2808; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan:—Heshbon.]

1). This is referring to when Moses was still alive and previous to Israel crossing the Jordan river into the land of Canaan.

a). Numbers 21:33-35 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at edrei.

21:34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

21:35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.

2). Both of these kings Sihon and Og were defeated by Moses and their land areas were given to some of the tribes Israel for their inheritance.

a). Joshua 12:6These Moses the servant of the Lord and the Israelites defeated; and Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.