Joshua 20:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And on the other side of Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And beyond{H5676} the Jordan{H3383} at Jericho{H3405} eastward,{H4217} they assigned{H5414} Bezer{H1221} in the wilderness{H4057} in the plain{H4334} out of the tribe{H4294} of Reuben,{H7205} and Ramoth{H7216} in Gilead{H1568} out of the tribe{H4294} of Gad,{H1410} and Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316} out of the tribe{H4294} of Manasseh.{H4519}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And on the other side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} by Jericho{H3405} eastward{H4217}, they assigned{H5414}{(H8804)} Bezer{H1221} in the wilderness{H4057} upon the plain{H4334} out of the tribe{H4294} of Reuben{H7205}, and Ramoth{H7216} in Gilead{H1568} out of the tribe{H4294} of Gad{H1410}, and Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316} out of the tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And beyode Iordane on the east syde of Iericho, they gaue Beser in the wildernes vpon the playne out of the trybe of Ruben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the trybe of Gad, and Golan in Basan out of the trybe of Manasse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And on the other side Iorden toward Iericho Eastward, they appoynted Bezer in the wildernesse vpon the plaine, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And on the other syde Iordane ouer against Iericho eastward, they appoynted Bezer in the wildernesse vpon the playne, out of the tribe of Ruben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Basan out of the tribe of Manasses.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and beyond the Jordan, `at' Jericho eastward, they have given Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And on the east side of Jordan at Jericho, they made selection of Bezer in the waste land, in the table-land, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 21:36 : 36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
  • Josh 21:38 : 38 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
  • Josh 21:27 : 27 To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.
  • Deut 4:43 : 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.
  • 1 Kgs 22:3-4 : 3 The king of Israel said to his servants, 'Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, yet we remain idle without taking it back from the king of Aram?' 4 So he said to Jehoshaphat, 'Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?' Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, 'I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.'
  • 1 Kgs 22:6 : 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 4:43
    88%

    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.

  • Josh 21:36
    78%

    36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,

  • Josh 20:7
    78%

    7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

  • Josh 21:27
    78%

    27 To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.

  • Josh 13:32
    77%

    32 These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.

  • Josh 13:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7 Now divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

    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.

  • Josh 18:20
    77%

    20 The Jordan formed its eastern boundary. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its boundaries and clans.

  • Josh 13:25-28
    4 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Josh 17:5
    75%

    5 Ten portions fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan.

  • Josh 18:7
    75%

    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.

  • Deut 29:8
    75%

    8 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • Deut 3:12
    75%

    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.

  • Josh 21:38
    75%

    38 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

  • 2 Kgs 10:33
    74%

    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.

  • Num 32:32-33
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Josh 13:23
    74%

    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.

  • Deut 3:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Num 32:3
    74%

    3 "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—

  • Num 34:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Josh 1:12
    73%

    12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Josh 16:1
    73%

    1 The lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, eastward to the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, and ascended from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

  • 2 Sam 24:5
    73%

    5 They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the right side of the city in the middle of the valley of Gad, and proceeded to Jazer.

  • Josh 22:7
    73%

    7 To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given an inheritance in Bashan, and to the other half, Joshua gave an inheritance alongside their brothers west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them.

  • Josh 12:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

    7 Now these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, rising toward Seir. Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as an inheritance, according to their divisions.

  • Josh 22:9
    72%

    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.

  • Ezek 48:27
    72%

    27 Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary: Gad, one portion.

  • Josh 12:3
    72%

    3 He also ruled over the Arabah to the east, from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Salt Sea, eastward along the way to Beth Jeshimoth, and to the south at the base of the slopes of the Pisgah.

  • Num 33:49
    72%

    49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim, on the plains of Moab.

  • Josh 13:16
    72%

    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.

  • Num 32:19
    72%

    19 For we will not inherit any land with them beyond the Jordan, because our inheritance is on the east side of the Jordan.

  • Num 32:29
    72%

    29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

  • Josh 22:1
    72%

    1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 21:7
    72%

    7 The descendants of Merari, by their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

  • Josh 14:3
    71%

    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.

  • Josh 13:30
    71%

    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.

  • Num 32:1
    71%

    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.