KJV King James Version
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
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Deuteronomy 34:3
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
WEB World English Bible
and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.
ASV American Standard Version
and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, unto Zoar.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 34
1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that [is] over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
4 And the LORD said unto him, This [is] the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto 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.
וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַנֶּ֗גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebוְֽאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכִּכָּ֞רH3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)בִּקְעַ֧תH1237 · biq.ahValley (of Jericho)יְרֵח֛וֹH3405 · ye.ri.choJerichoעִ֥ירH5899 · ir hat.t.ma.rimIr-hatmarimהַתְּמָרִ֖יםH5899 · ir hat.t.ma.rimIr-hatmarimעַד־H5704 · adtillצֹֽעַר׃H6820 · tso.arZoar
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 28:15And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.Judges 3:13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.Judges 1:16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.Genesis 19:22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.Genesis 14:2[That these] made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.Numbers 34:3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:Genesis 14:8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same [is] Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
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