KJV King James Version
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
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Genesis 10:30
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
WEB World English Bible
Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
ASV American Standard Version
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and their dwelling is from Mesha, in thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.
Surrounding context — Genesis 10
27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
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