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1 Chronicles 16:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 16:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
17 And hath confirmed it to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an everlasting Covenant,
18 Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the [a]lot of your inheritance.
19 When ye were [b]few in number, yea, a very few, and strangers therein,
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- 1 Chronicles 16:18 Hebrew, cord, whereby parcels of land were measured.
- 1 Chronicles 16:19 Meaning, from the time that Abraham entered, unto the time that Jacob went into Egypt for famine.
1 Chronicles 16:17-19
New International Version
1 Chronicles 16:17-19
New International Version
17 He confirmed it to Jacob(A) as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(B)
as the portion you will inherit.”
19 When they were but few in number,(C)
few indeed, and strangers in it,
1 Chronicles 16:17-19
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 16:17-19
New King James Version
17 And (A)confirmed it to (B)Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were (C)few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
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