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Obadiah 1:20

NETBible	The exiles of this fortress¹ of the people of Israel will take possession² of what belongs to the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath,³ and the exiles of Jerusalem⁴ who are in Sepharad⁵ will take possession of the towns of the Negev.
NIV © biblegateway Oba 1:20	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.
NASB © biblegateway Oba 1:20	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.
NLT © biblegateway Oba 1:20	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 to their homeland and resettle the villages of the Negev.
MSG © biblegateway Oba 1:20	Earlier, Israelite exiles will come back and take Canaanite land to the north at Zarephath. Jerusalem exiles from the far northwest in Sepharad will come back and take the cities in the south.
BBE © SABDAweb Oba 1:20	And those of the children of Israel who were the first to be taken away as prisoners, will have their heritage among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and those who were taken away from Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will have the towns of the South.
NRSV © bibleoremus Oba 1:20	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Oba 1:20	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.
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KJV	And the captivity <01546> of this host <02426> of the children <01121> of Israel <03478> [shall possess] that of the Canaanites <03669>_, [even] unto Zarephath <06886>_; and the captivity <01546> of Jerusalem <03389>_, which [is] in Sepharad <05614>_, shall possess <03423> (8799) the cities <05892> of the south <05045>_. {which...: or, shall possess that which is in}
NASB © biblegateway Oba 1:20	And the exiles <01546> of this <02088> host <02426> of the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> , Who <0834> are among the Canaanites <03669> as far <05704> as Zarephath <06886> , And the exiles <01546> of Jerusalem <03389> who <0834> are in Sepharad <05614> Will possess <03423> the cities <05892> of the Negev <05045> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ thv <3588> T-GSF metoikesiav <3350> N-GSF h <3588> T-NSF arch <746> N-NSF auth <3778> D-NSF toiv <3588> T-DPM uioiv <5207> N-DPM israhl <2474> N-PRI gh <1065> N-NSF twn <3588> T-GPM cananaiwn {N-GPM} ewv <2193> PREP sareptwn <4558> N-GPF kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF metoikesia <3350> N-NSF ierousalhm <2419> N-PRI ewv <2193> PREP efraya {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ klhronomhsousin <2816> V-FAI-3P tav <3588> T-APF poleiv <4172> N-APF tou <3588> T-GSM nageb {N-PRI}
NET [draft] ITL	The exiles <01546> of this <02088> fortress <02426> of the people <01121> of Israel <03478> will take possession of what belongs to the people of Canaan <03669> , as far as <05704> Zarephath <06886> , and the exiles <01546> of Jerusalem <03389> who <0834> are in Sepharad <05614> will take possession <03423> of the towns <05892> of the Negev <05045> .
HEBREW	bgnh <05045> yre <05892> ta <0853> wsry <03423> drpob <05614> rsa <0834> Mlswry <03389> tlgw <01546> tpru <06886> de <05704> Mynenk <03669> rsa <0834> larvy <03478> ynbl <01121> hzh <02088> lxh <02426> tlgw (1:20) <01546>

NETBible

The exiles of this fortress¹ of the people of Israel will take possession² of what belongs to the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath,³ and the exiles of Jerusalem⁴ who are in Sepharad⁵ will take possession of the towns of the Negev.

NET Notes

¹tn Or “army” (TEV); KJV, NAB, NASB “host”; NIV “company.” Some text critics suggest revocalizing MT הַחֵל (hakhel, “the fortress”) to the place- name הָלָה (halah, “Halah”; so NRSV), the location to which many of the Israelite exiles were sent in the 8th century (2 Kgs 7:6; 18:11; 1 Chr 5:26). The MT form is from הַיִל (hayil, “strength”), which is used elsewhere to refer to an army (Exod 14:17; 1 Sam 17:20; 2 Sam 8:9), military fortress (2 Sam 20:15; 22:33), leaders (Exod 18:21) and even wealth or possessions (Obad 1:11, 13).

²tn The Hebrew text has no verb here. The words “will possess” have been supplied from the context.

³sn Zarephath was a Phoenician coastal city located some ten miles south of Sidon.

⁴map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

⁵sn The exact location of Sepharad is uncertain. Suggestions include a location in Spain, or perhaps Sparta in Greece, or perhaps Sardis in Asia Minor. For inscriptional evidence that bears on this question see E. Lipinski, “Obadiah 20,” VT 23 (1973): 368-70. The reason for mentioning this location in v. 20 seems to be that even though it was far removed from Jerusalem, the Lord will nonetheless enable the Jewish exiles there to return and participate in the restoration of Israel that Obadiah describes.