1 Chronicles 5:9
7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
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- BSB
- They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.
- KJV
- And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
- WEB
- and he lived eastward even to the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
- ASV
- and eastward he dwelt even unto the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
- DARBY
- and eastward he dwelt as far as the entrance to the wilderness from the river Euphrates; for their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
- BLB
- And they settled in the east as far as the entering in of the wilderness, even from the River Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
- ÅB
- og mot øst nådde hans bosteder til bortimot ørkenen som strekker seg fra elven Frat; for deres fe hadde øket sterkt i Gileads land.
- OTB
- Mot øst bosatte han seg så langt som inngangen til ørkenen fra elven Eufrat, fordi deres buskap hadde økt i landet Gilead.
- B1930
- og mot øst nådde hans bosteder til bortimot ørkenen som strekker sig fra elven Frat; for deres fe hadde øket sterkt i Gileads land.
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Joshua 22:8–9
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
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