| Verse | Translation | Text |
| De 3:5 | Strong Concordance | All these cities [05892] were fenced [01219] with high [01364] walls [02346], gates [01817], and bars [01280]; beside unwalled [06521] towns [05892] a great [03966] many [07235]. |
| King James | All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Gates, and bars - literally, "Double gates and a bar." The stone doors of Bashan, their height pointing to a race of great stature, and the numerous cities (deserted) exist to illustrate the statements of these verses. |