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Joshua 21:36

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34 This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

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BSB
From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
KJV
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
WEB
Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
ASV
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,
DARBY
and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
BLB
And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its pasturelands, and Jahaz and its pasturelands,
ÅB
og av Rubens stamme: Beser med jorder og Jahsa med jorder,
OTB
Fra Rubens stamme ble de gitt Beser, Jahas,
B1930
og av Rubens stamme: Beser med jorder og Jahsa med jorder,

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  • Joshua 20:8

    And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.

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  • Joshua 13:18

    Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:78–79

    From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,

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  • Numbers 21:23

    But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

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