Joshua 18:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:”

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BSBPD

“The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And a lot goeth up <FI>for<Fi> the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families; and the border of their lot goeth out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 18:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
  2. Deuteronomy 10:1At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.
  3. Deuteronomy 13:12If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said
  4. Joshua 15:1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
  5. Joshua 16:1The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
  6. 2 Samuel 2:9and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
  7. Ezekiel 48:23As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.

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

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