KJV King James Version
And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
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Judges 11:22
And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
WEB World English Bible
They possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
ASV American Standard Version
And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto the Jordan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they possess all the border of the Amorite from Arnon, and unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness, and unto the Jordan.
Surrounding context — Judges 11
19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
21 And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
23 So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
25 And now [art] thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
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וַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallגְּב֣וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryהָאֱמֹרִ֑יH567 · e.mo.riAmoriteמֵֽאַרְנוֹן֙H769 · ar.nonArnonוְעַד־H5704 · adtillהַיַּבֹּ֔קH2999 · yab.boqJabbokוּמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמִּדְבָּ֖רH4057 · mid.barmouthוְעַד־H5704 · adtillהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383 · yar.denJordan
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