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Joshua 21:36

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34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

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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 on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

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  • Joshua 13:18

    And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:78–79

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

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  • Numbers 21:23

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

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