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Obadiah 1:19

Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

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ASV

And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

KJV

And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְיָרְשׁ֨וּve.ya.re.Shuand they will take possession ofH3423 →
הַנֶּ֜גֶבha.Ne.gevthe NegevH5045 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022 →
עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavEsauH6215 →
וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ve.ha.she.fe.Lahand the ShephelahH8219 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimPhilistinesH6430 →
וְיָרְשׁוּ֙ve.ya.re.Shuand they will take possession ofH3423 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] region ofH7704 →
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669 →
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] region ofH7704 →
שֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111 →
וּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.Minand BenjaminH1144 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'Ad<the> GileadH1568 →

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Jeremiah 32:44Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”Amos 9:12that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.Zephaniah 2:4–7For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.Zephaniah 2:7The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.Ezekiel 37:21–25you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.Ezekiel 36:28Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.Malachi 1:4–5Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.Jeremiah 31:4–6Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.Joshua 15:21These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:Joshua 15:33These were in the foothills:Ezekiel 48:1–9“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.Judges 1:18–19And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.Ezra 4:2they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”Joshua 13:25The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;Joshua 13:2–3This is the land that remains:Zechariah 9:5–7Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.Amos 1:8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

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