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Joshua 18:20

BenjaminBenjamin (Territory)Jordan

18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,

22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

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BSB
On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
KJV
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
WEB
The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families.
ASV
And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.
DARBY
And the Jordan borders it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its borders round about, according to their families.
BLB
And the Jordan bordered it on the east side. This [was] the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, by their clans.
ÅB
På østsiden var Jordan grensen. Dette var Benjamins barns arvelodd med dens grenser rundt omkring, etter deres slekter.
OTB
Jordan dannet grensen på østsiden. Dette var grensene som definerte arven til Benjamins klaner på alle sider.
B1930
På østsiden var Jordan grensen. Dette var Benjamins barns arvelodd med dens grenser rundt omkring, efter deres ætter.

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