Deuteronomy 2:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,”

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BSBPD

“Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And it cometh to pass, when all the men of battle have finished dying from the midst of the people,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 2:16 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 44:4They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  2. Numbers 17:13Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
  3. Joshua 5:4Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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