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Deuteronomy 4:49

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And all the flat land on this side of the Jordan River toward the east, reaching to the sea of the plain, below the slopes of Mount Pisgah.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes the eastern boundary of the land that Moses was defining for the Israelites, stretching from the Jordan River to the Dead Sea near Mount Pisgah.

📚 Historical Context

Moses is describing the territorial boundaries of the land east of the Jordan River that had been conquered and would be given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh. The 'sea of the plain' refers to the Dead Sea, and Mount Pisgah is where Moses would later view the Promised Land before his death.

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