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Berean Standard Bible

“But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,”

Joshua 24:3

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In his farewell address at Shechem, Joshua recounts Israel's story from the beginning in the name of the Lord. He starts with Abraham and where God found him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,

World English Bible (WEB)

I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his offspring, and gave him Isaac.

King James Version (KJV)

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, guiding him through all the land of Canaan; I made his offspring great in number, and gave him Isaac.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y yo tomé á vuestro padre Abraham de la otra parte del río, y trájelo por toda la tierra de Canaán, y aumenté su generación, y díle á Isaac.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero yo elegí a su padre Abraham desde aquella tierra al otro lado del río, y lo conduje hasta la tierra de Canaán, y le di muchos descendientes por medio de Isaac su hijo.

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