SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:4
Y tomamos entonces todas sus ciudades; no quedó ciudad que no les tomásemos; sesenta ciudades, toda la tierra de Argob, del reino de Og en Basán.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:4
Verse 4. All the region of Argob] bgra lbj lk col chebel Argob, all the cable or cord of Argob; this expression, which is used in various other parts of Scripture, (see, in the original, Amos vii. 17; Micah ii. 5; chap. xxxii. 9; Psalm xvi. 6,) shows that anciently land was measured by lines or cords of a certain length, in a similar way to that by the chain among us, and the schoenus or cord among the Egyptians. Some think that it was the region of Argob that was afterwards called the region of Trachonites.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. And we took all his cities at that time , etc.] Not only Edrei where the battle was fought, and Ashteroth his capital city, but all the rest in his kingdom: there was not a city which we took not from them ; not one stood out, but all surrendered on summons; the number of which follows: three score cities ; which was a large number for so small a country, and shows it to be well inhabited: all the region of Argob ; which was a small province of the kingdom of Og in Bashan : Aben Ezra and Jarchi observe, that it was called after a man, i.e. whose name was Argob; the Targum of Onkelos names it Tracona, and the Targum of Jonathan Targona, the same with Trachonitis in Josephus and other authors; (see Luke 3:1), Jerom relates that in his time, about Gerasa, a city of Arabia, fifteen miles from it to the west, there was a village which was called Arga, which seems to carry in it some remains of the ancient name of this country; and the Samaritan version, in all places where Argob is, calls it Rigobaah; and in the Misnah mention is made of a place called Ragab, beyond Jordan, famous for its being the second place for the best oil.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so wa hardened to his destruction. Those not awakened by the judgments of God on others, ripen for the like judgments on themselves.
Original Hebrew
ונלכד 3920 את 853 כל 3605 עריו 5892 בעת 6256 ההוא 1931 לא 3808 היתה 1961 קריה 7151 אשׁר 834 לא 3808 לקחנו 3947 מאתם 853 שׁשׁים 8346 עיר 5892 כל 3605 חבל 2256 ארגב 709 ממלכת 4467 עוג 5747 בבשׁן׃ 1316
