Judges 11:19

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“And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’”

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BSBPD

“And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land unto my place.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon, king of the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and Israel saith to him, Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land, unto my place,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 11:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:21Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
  2. Deuteronomy 2:26So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
  3. Deuteronomy 3:1Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
  4. Joshua 13:8The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:

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