Joshua 13:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.”
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“half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the half of Gilead, and Ashteroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, <FI>are<Fi> to the sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, to the half of the sons of Machir, for their families.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 13:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 32:39The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Joshua 12:4And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
- Joshua 17:5Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,
- Judges 5:17Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
- Ezekiel 48:4Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
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