KJV King James Version
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.
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Numbers 22:1
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel journey and encamp in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, by Jericho.
Surrounding context — Numbers 22
1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.
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Numbers 34:15The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan [near] Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.Numbers 32:19For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.Numbers 36:13These [are] the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.Numbers 33:48-50And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.Deuteronomy 34:1And 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,Joshua 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.Numbers 21:20And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.Deuteronomy 1:5On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,Deuteronomy 3:8And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;Deuteronomy 34:8And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping [and] mourning for Moses were ended.
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