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Joshua 20:8

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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.

And on the other side {H5676} Jordan {H3383} by Jericho {H3405} eastward {H4217}, they assigned {H5414} Bezer {H1221} in the wilderness {H4057} upon the plain {H4334} out of the tribe {H4294} of Reuben {H7205}, and Ramoth {H7216} in Gilead {H1568} out of the tribe {H4294} of Gad {H1410}, and Golan {H1474} in Bashan {H1316} out of the tribe {H4294} of Manasseh {H4519}.

Beyond the Yarden east of Yericho they selected Betzer in the desert, on the plateau, out of the tribe of Re'uven; Ramot in Gil'ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of M'nasheh.

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.

And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in 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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Cross-References

  • Joshua 21:36 (4 votes)

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

  • 1 Chronicles 6:78 (4 votes)

    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,

  • Joshua 21:27 (3 votes)

    And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

  • Joshua 21:38 (3 votes)

    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,

  • Deuteronomy 4:43 (2 votes)

    [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.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:80 (2 votes)

    And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  • 1 Kings 22:3 (2 votes)

    And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead [is] ours, and we [be] still, [and] take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?