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Deuteronomy 4:48

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 4:48 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
Deuteronomy 4:48 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
45these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt,
46beyond the Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, when they came forth out of Egypt.
47And they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;
48from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
49and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“These verses would be more properly assigned to the next chapter. They are intended to serve as the announcement and introduction of the address now to be commenced. Deuteronomy 4:44 gives a kind of general title to the whole of the weighty address, including in fact the central part and substance of the book, which now follows in 22 chapters, divided into two groups: (a) Deut. 5–11, (b) Deut. 12–26. The address was delivered when they had already received the first-fruits of those promises Deuteronomy 4:46, the full fruition of which was to be consequent on their fulfillment of that covenant now again about to be rehearsed to them in its leading features. Deuteronomy 4:48 Sion must not be…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“4:48 Mount Sirion: The Sidonians used the name Sirion for Mount Hermon.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Aroer: Deu 2:36, Deu 3:12; Jos 13:24-33 even unto: The Samaritan interpreter has, "unto the mountain of snow, which is Hermon." See note on Deu 3:9. Sion: Deu 3:9; Psa 133:3 Deuteronomy 4:49”
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