17 The plain also and Jordan, and the borders from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, to wit, the salt Sea [a]under the springs of Pisgah Eastward.

18 ¶ And I commanded [b]you the same time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall go over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all men of war.

19 Your wives only, and your children, and your cattle (for I know that ye have much cattle) shall abide in your cities, which I have given you,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:17 Or, at Asdoth-Pisgah.
  2. Deuteronomy 3:18 That is, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half Manasseh, as Num. 32:28.

17 Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah,(A) from Kinnereth(B) to the Sea of the Arabah(C) (that is, the Dead Sea(D)), below the slopes of Pisgah.

18 I commanded you at that time: “The Lord your God has given(E) you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.(F) 19 However, your wives,(G) your children and your livestock(H) (I know you have much livestock) may stay in the towns I have given you,

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