Joshua 21:36

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“From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,”

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BSBPD

“From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 21:36 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:23But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:43Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
  3. Joshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
  4. Joshua 20:8And 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.
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:78From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,

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

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