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Judges 11:15

JephthahMoabMoab

13 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”

14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites

to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.

16 But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

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BSB
to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
KJV
And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
WEB
and he said to him, “Jephthah says: Israel didn’t take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;
ASV
and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,
DARBY
and said to him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon.
BLB
and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the sons of Ammon.
ÅB
og lot si til ham: Så sier Jefta: Israel har ikke tatt Moabs land eller ammonittenes land.
OTB
og sa: «Dette erklærer Jefta: Israel tok ikke landet til Moab eller landet til ammonittene.
B1930
og lot si til ham: Så sier Jefta: Israel har ikke tatt Moabs land eller ammonittenes land.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 2:19

    But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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  • Deuteronomy 2:9

    Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:10

    And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

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  • Numbers 21:13–15

    From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.

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  • Numbers 21:27–30

    That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.

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  • Acts 24:12–13

    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.

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