KJV King James Version
And their coast was from Aroer, that [is] on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
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Joshua 13:16
And their coast was from Aroer, that [is] on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,
WEB World English Bible
Their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;
ASV American Standard Version
And their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border is to them from Aroer, which is on the edge of the brook Arnon, and the city which is in the midst of the brook, and all the plain by Medeba,
Surrounding context — Joshua 13
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire [are] their inheritance, as he said unto them.
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben [inheritance] according to their families.
16 And their coast was from Aroer, that [is] on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
17 Heshbon, and all her cities that [are] in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
18 And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
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וַיְהִ֨יH1961 · ha.yahto beלָהֶ֜םH9038 · hemthemהַגְּב֗וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רH6177 · a.ro.erAroerאֲשֶׁר֩H834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׂפַת־H8193 · sa.phahlipsנַ֨חַלH5158 · na.chaltorrent: riverאַרְנ֜וֹןH769 · ar.nonArnonוְהָעִ֨ירH5892 · irexcitementאֲשֶׁ֧רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּתוֹךְ־H8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַנַּ֛חַלH5158 · na.chaltorrent: riverוְכָל־H3605 · kolallהַמִּישֹׁ֖רH4334 · mi.shorplainעַל־H5921 · aluponמֵידְבָֽא׃H4311 · me.de.vaMedeba
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Joshua 13:9From Aroer, that [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;Joshua 12:2Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, [and] ruled from Aroer, which [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon;Numbers 32:33-38And Moses gave unto them, [even] to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, [even] the cities of the country round about.Isaiah 15:4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard [even] unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.Jeremiah 48:21-24And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,Numbers 21:28-30For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, [and] the lords of the high places of Arnon.Isaiah 15:1-2The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence;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.Isaiah 16:7-9Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken.
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