Obadiah 1:19

Obadiah 1:19 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

19People from the Negev will occupy

the mountains of Esau,

and people from the foothills will possess

the land of the Philistines.

They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,

and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

19Then those of the 1:19 I.e., South countryNegev will 1:19 Or take possession ofpossess the mountain of Esau,

And those of the 1:19 I.e., the foothillsShephelah the Philistine plain;

Also, they will 1:19 Or take possession ofpossess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,

And Benjamin the territory of Gilead.

19Then those of the I.e. South countryNegev will possess the mountain of Esau,

And those of the I.e. the foothillsShephelah the Philistine plain;

Also, possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,

And Benjamin will possess Gilead.

19Then those of the Negev shall possess the mountain of Esau,

And those of the Shephelah [shall possess] the Philistine plain;

Also, [they shall] possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria,

And Benjamin will possess Gilead [across the Jordan River]. [Amos 9:12; Zeph 2:7]

19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau;

those from the foothills1:19 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea will possess the land of the Philistines.

They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,

and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

19Israelites from the Negev Desert

will take over Esau’s mountains.

Israelites from the western hills

will possess the land of the Philistines.

They’ll take over the territories

of Ephraim and Samaria.

Israelites from the tribe of Benjamin

will possess the land of Gilead.