1 Chronicles 5:8-10

Wycliffe Bible

⁸Forsooth Bela, the son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, he dwelled in Aroer till to Nebo and Baalmeon; (and Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, and they lived in Aroer unto Nebo and Baalmeon;)

⁹and he dwelled against the east coast, till to the entering of (the) desert, and to the flood Euphrates. And he had in possession much number of beasts in the land of Gilead. (and they lived toward the east coast, unto the edge of the wilderness/unto the entrance to the desert, and the Euphrates River. And they had in possession a great number of beasts in the land of Gilead.)

¹⁰Forsooth in the days of Saul the sons of Reuben fought against (the) Hagarites, and killed them; and dwelled for them in the tabernacles of them (and they lived in their tents, or their camps), in all the coast that beholdeth to the east of Gilead.

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1 Chronicles 5:8-10

King James Version

⁸And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

⁹And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

¹⁰And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

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1 Chronicles 5:8-10

New International Version

⁸and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer^(A) to Nebo^(B) and Baal Meon.^(C) ⁹To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates^(D) River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.^(E)

¹⁰During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites^(F), who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.

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