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Genesis 50:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 11 The inhabitants of the land, the Caʹnaan·ites, saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Aʹtad, and they exclaimed: “This is a great mourning for the Egyptians!” That is why it was named Aʹbel-mizʹra·im,* which is in the region of the Jordan.

Genesis 50:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 11 The inhabitants of the land, the Caʹnaan·ites, saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Aʹtad, and they exclaimed: “This is a great mourning for the Egyptians!” That is why it was named Aʹbel-mizʹra·im,* which is in the region of the Jordan.

Genesis 50:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 11 And the inhabitants of the land, the Caʹnaan·ites, got to see the mourning rites in the threshing floor of Aʹtad, and they exclaimed: “This is a heavy mourning for the Egyptians!” That is why its name was called Aʹbel-mizʹra·im,* which is in the region of the Jordan.+

Genesis 50:11

The Bible in Living English
- 11 * And the inhabitants of the country, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at Thorn-Bush Threshing-Floor and said “This is a notable mourning of the Egyptians”; that is why it is named Egypt Meadow, on the other side of the Jordan.

Genesis 50:11

American Standard Version
- 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Genesis 50:11

King James Version
- 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.