KJV King James Version
[Are] they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
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Deuteronomy 11:30
[Are] they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?
WEB World English Bible
Aren’t they beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
ASV American Standard Version
Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going in of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite, who is dwelling in the plain over-against Gilgal, near the oaks of Moreh?
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 11
27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
30 [Are] they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
31 For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הֲלֹא־H3808 · lonotהֵ֜מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)בְּעֵ֣בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןH3383 · yar.denJordanאַֽחֲרֵי֙H310 · a.charafterדֶּ֚רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductמְב֣וֹאH3996 · ma.voentranceהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁH8121 · she.meshsunבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙H776 · e.retsland: country/planetהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבָּעֲרָבָ֑הH6160 · a.ra.vahArabahמ֚וּלH4136 · muloppositeהַגִּלְגָּ֔לH1537 · gil.galGilgalאֵ֖צֶלH681 · e.tselbesideאֵלוֹנֵ֥יH436 · e.lon(Diviners') Oakמֹרֶֽה׃H4176 · mo.rehMoreh
Cross-references
Genesis 12:6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land.Judges 7:1Then Jerubbaal, who [is] Gideon, and all the people that [were] with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.Joshua 5:9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.Joshua 4:19And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
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