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Obadiah 20

20  The exiles of this host of the people of Israel

shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as jZarephath,

and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

shall possess the cities of the Negeb.

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Obadiah 20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan

will possess the land as far as Zarephath;

the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

will possess the towns of the Negev.

Obadiah 20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath;

And the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad,

Shall possess the cities of the south.

Obadiah 20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 The exiles of Israel will return to their land

and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath.

The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north

will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.

Obadiah 20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel

Shall possess the land of the Canaanites

As far as Zarephath.

The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

Shall possess the cities of the South.

Obadiah 20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 People from Israel who once were forced to leave their homes

will take the land of the Canaanites,

all the way to Zarephath.

People from Judah who once were forced to leave Jerusalem and live in Sepharad

will take back the cities of southern Judah.

Obadiah 20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the Canaanites, shall possess even unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, that are in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South.

Obadiah 20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 and the captives of this host of the children of Israel shall possess what belonged to the Canaanites, unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who were in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

Obadiah 20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Exiles from Israel will take possession of Canaan. 

They will possess land as far as Zarephath. 

Exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad 

will take possession of the cities in the Negev. 

Obadiah 20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah

and who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath

as well as the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

will possess the cities of the Negev.

Obadiah 20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah

shall possess Phoenicia as far as Zarephath;

and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

shall possess the towns of the Negeb.

Obadiah 20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 And the exiles of this army of the people of Israel will possess Canaan up to Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the cities of the Negev.

Obadiah 20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Some Israelites were forced to leave their homes.

They’ll come back to Canaan and possess

it all the way to the town of Zarephath.

Some people from Jerusalem were taken

to the city of Sepharad.

They’ll return and possess

the towns of the Negev Desert.

Obadiah 20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel,

Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,

And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

Will possess the cities of the Negev.


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