Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageAre they not across the Jordan, along the westward road, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, near Gilgal, beside the great oaks of Moreh?
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GAre they not beyond the Yarden, towards the way of the setting sun, in the land of the Kena'ani who dwell in the Aravah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
KJV
King James VersionAre they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAre not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?
Footnotes
The 'oaks of Moreh' (*elonei Moreh*) is a sacred grove first appearing in Gen. 12:6, where Avraham halted on his first entry into Kena'an and received YHWH's initial land promise: 'To your seed I will give this land.' For Moshe to identify the mountains by their proximity to Moreh is therefore charged with typological resonance—the place where the promise was first spoken is the place where its fulfilment will be dramatically proclaimed. The covenant journey that began at Moreh with Avraham's faith is about to be completed there by Yisra'el's obedience. FOG uses 'oaks of Moreh' for botanical and geographic precision; FOG Message uses 'great oaks of Moreh' to signal their sacred and patriarchal significance.