In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 12 of Joshua. The second part of the summary lists the kings defeated by Joshua west of the Jordan. Jericho, Ai, Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir, and other cities are mentioned. The list transforms earlier narrative events into a territorial record. Its function is to document the extent of the conquest and prepare the reader for the next section, where attention shifts from victories to the task of distributing the land.
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was auf den Gebirgen, in den Gründen, Gefilden, an den Abhängen, in der Wüste und gegen Mittag war: die Hethiter, Amoriter, Kanaaniter, Pheresiter, Heviter und Jebusiter):
En montes y en valles, en llanos y en vertientes, al desierto y al mediodía; el Hetheo, y el Amorrheo, y el Cananeo, y el Pherezeo, y el Heveo, y el Jebuseo.
dans la montagne, dans la vallée, dans la plaine, sur les coteaux, dans le désert, et dans le midi; pays des Héthiens, des Amoréens, des Cananéens, des Phéréziens, des Héviens et des Jébusiens.
cioè, il paese del monte, e della pianura, e della campagna, e delle pendici de’ monti, e del deserto, e della parte meridionale; il paese degli Hittei, degli Amorrei, de’ Cananei, de’ Ferizzei, degli Hivvei, e de’ Gebusei.
O que havia nas montanhas, e nas planícies, e nas campinas, e nas descidas das águas, e no deserto, e para o sul: o heteu, o amorreu, e o cananeu, o perizeu, o heveu, e o jebuseu.
就是 赫 人、 亞摩利 人、 迦南 人、 比利洗 人、 希未 人、 耶布斯 人的地,包括山區、低地、 亞拉巴 、山坡、曠野和 尼革夫 。
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