Joshua 13:23
The territory of the Reubenites was the Jordan and its surrounding land. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Reuben, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and its border. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the border{H1366} of the children{H1121} of Reuben{H7205} was the Jordan,{H3383} and the border{H1366} [thereof]. This was the inheritance{H5159} of the children{H1121} of Reuben{H7205} according to their families,{H4940} the cities{H5892} and the villages{H2691} thereof.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the border{H1366} of the children{H1121} of Reuben{H7205} was Jordan{H3383}, and the border{H1366} thereof. This was the inheritance{H5159} of the children{H1121} of Reuben{H7205} after their families{H4940}, the cities{H5892} and the villages{H2691} thereof.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and the border of ye childre of Ruben was Iordane. This is the enheritaunce of the children of Ruben amonge their kynreds, cities and vyllages.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the border of the children of Reuben was Iorden with the coastes. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, with the cities and their villages.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the border of the children of Ruben, was Iordane, with the countrey that lieth theron. This was the inheritaunce of the children of Ruben after their kinredes, cities, and villages perteyning therto.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border [thereof]. This [was] the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border [of it]. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages of it.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the border of the sons of Reuben is the Jordan, and `its' border; this `is' the inheritance of the sons of Reuben, for their families, the cities and their villages.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border `thereof'. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border [thereof] . This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the limit of the children of Reuben was the edge of Jordan. This was the heritage of the children of Reuben by their families, with its towns and its unwalled places.
World English Bible (2000)
The border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and its villages.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.
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- Josh 13:15-162 verses82%
15 Moses gave to the tribe of the Reubenites, according to their clans:
16 Their territory extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, including the city in the middle of the valley, and the entire plateau near Medeba.
- Josh 13:24-307 verses78%
24 Similarly, Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad according to their clans:
25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah.
26 From Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the boundary of Debir.
27 In the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, along with the Jordan and its boundary, reaching as far as the edge of the Sea of Kinnereth on the eastern side of the Jordan.
28 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.
29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:
30 Their territory extended from Mahanaim and included all of Bashan, the entire kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair in Bashan—sixty towns.
- Josh 18:19-202 verses78%
19 The boundary passed along to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Salt Sea at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
20 The Jordan formed its eastern boundary. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its boundaries and clans.
- Ezek 48:6-72 verses78%
6 Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the eastern border to the western border: Reuben, one portion.
7 Next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border to the western border: Judah, one portion.
- Josh 13:8-92 verses76%
8 The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.
9 Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, including the city in the middle of the valley, and the entire plateau from Medeba to Dibon.
- Deut 3:16-172 verses75%
16 To the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the land extending from Gilead to the Arnon Valley, with the valley as the border, as far as the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.
17 The Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth to the east side of the Dead Sea (the Sea of the Arabah), beneath the slopes of Pisgah, was also included.
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25 The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.
- Num 34:14-152 verses74%
14 For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance.
15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.
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8 Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
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36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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12 At that time, we took possession of this land, from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns, and I gave them to the Reubenites and the Gadites.
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32 These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
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33 He took land east of the Jordan—all the land of Gilead, the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer by the Arnon Gorge through Gilead and Bashan.
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7 These were the families of the Reubenites, and the total number of those counted was 43,730.
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1 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.
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43 The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
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37 The sons of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim—
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12 The boundary will then follow down the Jordan River and end at the Salt Sea. This will define the land with its borders on all sides.
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8 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.
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7 The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.
- Num 32:32-332 verses70%
32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."
33 Then Moses gave to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territories surrounding them.
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7 The descendants of Merari, by their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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9 So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the other Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had acquired at the command of the LORD through Moses.
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12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:
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20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans.
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19 For we will not inherit any land with them beyond the Jordan, because our inheritance is on the east side of the Jordan.
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31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their families—the cities and their villages.
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5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, up to the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the northern bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
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23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families—the cities and their villages.
- Num 1:20-212 verses69%
20 The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were recorded by their generations, families, and ancestral houses, by name, individually, all the males twenty years old or older, all who could serve in the army.
21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
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3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.
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14 These are the heads of their family houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
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6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites defeated them. And Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
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33 The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They no longer talked about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.