The children of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
Parallel translations
- KJV As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
- BSB So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
- NKJV As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
- NASB The sons of Israel did exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
- NLT So the land was distributed in strict accordance with the Lord’s commands to Moses.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Josh 21:2They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock.”
- Num 35:1–2Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
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