Joshua 13:23
21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.
- KJV
- And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
- WEB
- The border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and its villages.
- ASV
- And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border [thereof]. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
- DARBY
- And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and [its] border. This is the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their hamlets.
- BLB
- And the border of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan and [its] bank. This [was] the inheritance of the sons of Reuben by their clans, the cities and their villages.
- ÅB
- Og Rubens barns grense var Jordan og landet langsmed den. Dette var Rubens barns arv etter deres slekter, byene med tilhørende landsbyer.
- OTB
- Grensen til rubenittene var Jordan. Dette var arven til Rubens sønner etter deres familier, byene og deres landsbyer.
- B1930
- Og Rubens barns grense var Jordan og landet langsmed den. Dette var Rubens barns arv efter deres ætter, byene med tilhørende landsbyer.