Joshua 18:20 — Compare Translations

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And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.

English Amplified

And the Jordan was its boundary on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin by their boundaries round about, according to their families.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the Jordan was its boundary on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin by their boundaries round about, according to their families.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The Jordan formed the border on the east side. This was the inheritance of Benjamin’s descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the Jordan borders it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its borders round about, according to their families.

English EASY 2024

The east border of their land was the Jordan River. Those are the borders of the land that Joshua gave to the families of Benjamin's tribe.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Jordan River was the eastern border. So this was the land that was given to the tribe of Benjamin. These were the borders on all sides.

The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin, according to their clans, boundary by boundary all around.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Jordan was the eastern border. These were the borders of the land which the families of the tribe of Benjamin received as their possession.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Jordan River is its eastern border. These are the borders surrounding the inheritance given to Benjamin for its families.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The Jordan formed the border on the east side. This was the inheritance of Benjamin's descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.

English KJV 1611

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

English LSB

Moreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The Jordan forms the eastern boundary. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, by its boundaries all around.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Moreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The Jordan bounded it on the east. This was how the heritage of the clans of the Benjaminites was bounded on all sides.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Jordan River formed the border on the east side. Those were the borders that marked out on all sides the land the family groups of Benjamin received as their share.

English NIV

The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side. These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.

English NKJ 1982

The Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, according to their families.

English NLT

The eastern boundary was the Jordan River. This was the inheritance for the families of the tribe of Benjamin.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its families, boundary by boundary all around.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The eastern border was the Jordan River. The families of the tribe of Benjamin received as their possession the land within these borders.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its families, boundary by boundary round about.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The eastern border was the Jordan River. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin.

English Tyndale 1537

And Jordan is their east coast, this is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin with their coasts round about and by their kindreds.