Joshua 19:8
6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
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- BSB
- and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
- KJV
- And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
- WEB
- and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
- ASV
- and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
- DARBY
- and all the hamlets that are round these cities to Baalath-beer, [that is] Ramah of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
- BLB
- and all the villages that [were] all around these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). this [was] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon by their clans.
- ÅB
- og alle de landsbyer som lå rundt omkring disse byer inntil Ba'alat-Be'er, Rama i sydlandet. Dette var den arvelodd som Simeons barns stamme fikk etter sine slekter.
- OTB
- og alle landsbyene rundt disse byene så langt som Baalat-Beer (Rama i Negev). Dette var arven til Simeons stamme etter deres familier.
- B1930
- og alle de landsbyer som lå rundt omkring disse byer inntil Ba'alat-Be'er, Rama i sydlandet. Dette var den arvelodd som Simeons barns stamme fikk efter sine ætter.
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1 Chronicles 4:33
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
Read in context1 Samuel 30:27
To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
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