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'Fords' in the Bible

The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

He said to them, "Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn't allow any man to pass over.

The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when [any of] the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No;"

then they said to him, "Now say 'Shibboleth;'" and he said "Sibboleth;" for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they laid hold of him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me."

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, 'Don't lodge this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.'"

For it will be that as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

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מעברה מעבר 
Ma`abar 
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