KJV King James Version
From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which [is] Hermon,
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Deuteronomy 4:48
From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which [is] Hermon,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),
WEB World English Bible
from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
ASV American Standard Version
from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
from Aroer, which is by the edge of the brook Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon—
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 4
45 These [are] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
46 On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which [were] on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
48 From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which [is] Hermon,
49 And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רH6177 · a.ro.erAroerאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׂפַת־H8193 · sa.phahlipsנַ֧חַלH5158 · na.chaltorrent: riverאַרְנֹ֛ןH769 · ar.nonArnonוְעַד־H5704 · adtillהַ֥רH2022 · harmountain: mountשִׂיאֹ֖ןH7865 · si.on(Mount) Sirionה֥וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itחֶרְמֽוֹן׃H2768 · cher.mon(Mount) Hermon
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 3:9([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which [is] by the brink of the river of Arnon, and [from] the city that [is] by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:Deuteronomy 3:12And this land, [which] we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.Psalm 133:3As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore.Joshua 13:24-33And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the tribe of Gad, [even] unto the children of Gad according to their families.
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