These are the areas which Moses had distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward.
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.
- KJV These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
- BSB These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
- ESV These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
- NASB These are the territories which Moses apportioned as an inheritance in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho to the east.
- NLT These are the allotments Moses had made while he was on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, east of Jericho.
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Quick answer
These were the inheritances Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan across from Jericho.
Overview
This summarizes the eastern allotments made by Moses before his death. The plains of Moab were where Israel had camped before crossing into Canaan. The note locates these gifts firmly in history and honors Moses' faithful work in apportioning the land God had given.
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