KJV King James Version
And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
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1 Chronicles 7:28
And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
WEB World English Bible
Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
ASV American Standard Version
And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And their possession and their dwellings are Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 7
25 And Rephah [was] his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Non his son, Jehoshua his son.
28 And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
29 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
30 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
31 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who [is] the father of Birzavith.
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וַאֲחֻזָּתָם֙H272 · a.chuz.zahpossessionוּמֹ֣שְׁבוֹתָ֔םH4186 · mo.shavseatבֵּֽית־H1008 · bet-elBethelאֵ֖לH1008 · bet-elBethelוּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָH1323 · batdaughterוְלַמִּזְרָ֣חH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)נַעֲרָ֔ןH5295 · na.a.ranNaaranוְלַֽמַּעֲרָ֗בH4628 · ma.a.ravwestגֶּ֤זֶרH1507 · ge.zerGezerוּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙H1323 · batdaughterוּשְׁכֶ֣םH7927 · she.khemShechemוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָH1323 · batdaughterעַד־H5704 · adtillעַיָּ֖הH5804 · az.zahGazaוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃H1323 · batdaughter
Cross-references
Genesis 28:19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.Joshua 16:2-3And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,Judges 1:22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.1 Chronicles 6:66-67And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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