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Benjamin’s Inheritance

Joshua 18:24

In 11 translations

BSB
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
KJV
And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
WEB
Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.
ASV
and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:
LSV
and Chephar-Haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities and their villages.
YLT
and Chephar-Haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities and their villages.
DBY
and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities and their hamlets;
DRC
The town Emona and Ophni and Gabee: twelve cities, and their villages.
GNV
And Chephar, Ammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba: twelue cities with their villages.
JPS
and Chephar-ammonah, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:
LXXE
and Carapha, and Cephira, and Moni, and Gabaa, twelve cities and their villages:

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  • Written (Ketiv): הָעַמֹּנִי (“the Ammoni”). Read aloud (Qere): הָֽעַמֹּנָ֛ה (“the Ammonah”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads הָֽעַמֹּנָ֛י; read aloud (Qere) reads הָֽעַמֹּנָ֛ה (“the Ammonah”).

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּכְפַ֧ר העמני וְהָֽעָפְנִ֖י וָגָ֑בַע עָרִ֥ים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read aloud as (qere): הָֽעַמֹּנָ֛ה
LXX-Br
καὶ Καραφὰ, καὶ Κεφιρὰ, καὶ Μονὶ, καὶ Γαβαὰ, πόλεις δώδεκα· καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezra 2:26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
  • Nehemiah 7:30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
  • Isaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
  • Joshua 21:17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

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