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EPHRON (Place)

1. Mountainous district on the northern edge of Judah (Jos 15:9 (RV · LV · Read together)).

JOS 15:9: RV JOS 15:9 · LV JOS 15:9 · Read together JOS 15:9

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OET-RV JOS 15:9

9 From there the border turned from the head of the hill to the Neftoah spring and went out to the cities of Mt. Efron, then the border turned to Ba’alah (now called Kiryat -Yearim).

OET-LV JOS 15:9

9 And_ the_border _it _turns from_the _top _of the _mountain to the _spring _of the _waters _of Nephtoah and_it _goes _out to the _cities _of the _mountain _of ˊEfrōn and_ the_border _it _turns Baˊₐlāh that is_Qiryat Yəˊārīm/(Jearim).

2. City near Bethel, captured by Abijah (2 Chr 13:19 (RV · LV · Read together)); perhaps the Ophrah of Joshua 18:23 (RV · LV · Read together).

CH2 13:19: RV CH2 13:19 · LV CH2 13:19 · Read together CH2 13:19

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OET-RV CH2 13:19

19 Aviyah chased after Yarov’am and they captured from Yisrael (Israel) the cities of Beyt -El (Bethel), Yeshanah, and Efron, and their surrounding villages.

OET-LV CH2 13:19

19 And_ ʼAⱱiy^yāh _he _pursued after Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) and_he _captured from_him/it cities DOM Bēyt- ^ʼēl and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM Yəshānāh/(Jeshanah) and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM ˊEfrōn and_daughters _of_its.

JOS 18:23: RV JOS 18:23 · LV JOS 18:23 · Read together JOS 18:23

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OET-RV JOS 18:23

23 Avim, Parah, Ofrah,

OET-LV JOS 18:23

23 And_(the)_ˊAvvim and_(the)_Parah and_ˊOfrāh.