Joshua 12:2
ContextNET © | King Sihon of the Amorites who lived 1 in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley 2 and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory. |
NIV © | Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead. |
NASB © | Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, both the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, even as far as the brook Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon; |
NLT © | King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a boundary for the Ammonites. This territory included half of the present area of Gilead, which lies north of the Jabbok River. |
MSG © | Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned from Heshbon: His rule extended from Aroer, which sits at the edge of the Arnon Gorge, from the middle of the gorge and over half of Gilead to the Gorge of the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. |
BBE © | Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was living in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the town in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, as far as the river Jabbok, the limits of the children of Ammon; |
NRSV © | King Sihon of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Wadi Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead, |
NKJV © | One king was Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled half of Gilead, from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, from the middle of that river, even as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, |
KJV | Sihon <05511> king <04428> of the Amorites <0567>_, in Heshbon <02809>_, from Aroer <06177>_, which [is] upon the bank <08193> of the river <05158> Arnon <0769>_, and from the middle <08432> of the river <05158>_, and from half <02677> Gilead <01568>_, even unto the river <05158> Jabbok <02999>_, [which is] the border <01366> of the children <01121> of Ammon <05983>_; |
NASB © | Sihon <05511> king <04428> of the Amorites <0567> , who lived <03427> in Heshbon <02809> , and ruled <04910> from Aroer <06177> , which <0834> is on the edge <08193> of the valley <05158> of the Arnon <0769> , both the middle <08432> of the valley <05158> and half <02677> of Gilead <01568> , even as far <05704> as the brook <05158> Jabbok <02999> , the border <01366> of the sons <01121> of Ammon ;<05983> |
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LXXM | ammwn {N-PRI} |
NET © [draft] ITL | King <04428> Sihon <05511> of the Amorites <0567> who lived <03427> in Heshbon <02809> and ruled <04910> from Aroer <06177> (on <05921> the edge <08193> of the Arnon <0769> Valley <05158> )– including the city in the middle <08432> of the valley <05158> and half <02677> of Gilead <01568> – all <05704> the way <05704> to the Jabbok <02999> Valley <05158> bordering Ammonite <05983> territory .<01366> |
NET © | King Sihon of the Amorites who lived 1 in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley 2 and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or perhaps, “reigned.” 2 tc The MT reads here, “and the middle of the valley,” but the reading “the city in the middle of valley” can be reconstructed on the basis of Josh 13:9, 16. |