KJV King James Version
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
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1 Chronicles 4:39
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
WEB World English Bible
They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
ASV American Standard Version
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 4
36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
38 These mentioned by [their] names [were] princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land [was] wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for [they] of Ham had dwelt there of old.
41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because [there was] pasture there for their flocks.
42 And [some] of them, [even] of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
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Joshua 15:58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,1 Chronicles 4:18And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these [are] the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.1 Chronicles 4:4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.Joshua 12:13The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
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