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Josva 18,20

BenjaminBenjamin (Territory)Jordan

18 Den fortsatte til den nordlige skråningen av Bet-Arabah og gikk ned i Arabah.

19 Grensen gikk deretter til den nordlige skråningen av Bet Hogla og endte ved den nordlige bukten av Saltsjøen, ved munningen av Jordan i sør. Dette var sørsiden.

Jordan dannet grensen på østsiden. Dette var grensene som definerte arven til Benjamins klaner på alle sider.

21 Byene til Benjamins stamme etter deres klaner var Jeriko, Bet Hogla og Emek Keziz,

22 Bet Arabah, Zemaraim og bosetningen Betel,

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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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