⁷ So the five men^(A) left and came to Laish,^(B) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.^(C) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.^[a] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians^(D) and had no relationship with anyone else.^[b]

¹⁹ and the borders of Canaan^(A) reached from Sidon^(B) toward Gerar^(C) as far as Gaza,^(D) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,^(E) as far as Lasha.