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which I give unto the children of Ifrael for a poffeffion:

The twelve tribes bleffed:

12 And of Benjamin he faid, The be loved of the LORD fhall dwell in fafety by him; and the LORD fhall cover him all the day long, and he fhall dwell between his fhoulders.

50 And die in the mount whither thou goeft up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: 13 And of Jofeph he said, Bleffed of 51 Becaufe ye trefpaffed against me the LORD be his land, for the precious among the children of Ifrael at the wa-things of heaven, for the dew, and for ters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilder- the deep that coucheth beneath, nefs of Zin; because ye fanctified me not in the midft of the children of Ifrael

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2 And he faid, The LORD came from Sinai, and rofe up from Seir unto them; he fhined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of faints from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

3 Yea, he loved the people; all his faints are in thy hand and they fat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

4 Mofes commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

5 And he was king in Jefhurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Ifrael were gathered together.

6 Let Reuben live, and not die and let not his men be few.

7 And this is the bleffing of Judah : and he faid, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be fufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the fun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lafting hills,

16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the bleffing come upon the head of Jofeph, and upon the top of the head of him that was feparated from his brethren.

17 His glory is like the firftling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he fhall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manaffeh.

18 And of Zebulun he faid, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Iffachar, in thy tents.

19 They fhall call the people unto the mountain; there they fhall offer facri fices of righteoufnefs: for they fhall fuck of the abundance of the feas, and of trea fures hid in the fand.

20 And of Gad he faid, Bleffed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, as he feated; and he came 8 And of Levi he faid, Let thy Thum-with the heads of the people, he executmim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, ed the juftice of the LORD, and his whom thou didst prove at Maffah, and judgments with Ifrael. with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

9 Who faid unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did The acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have obferved thy word, and kept thy covenant.

10 They fhall teach Jacob thy judgements, and Ifrael thy law they fhall put incenfe before thec, and whole burnt facrifice upon thine altar.

11 Blefs, LORD, his fubftance, and accept the work of his hands: fmite through the loins of them that rife against him, and of them that hate him, that they rife not again.

22 And of Dan he faid, Dan is a lion's whelp: he fhall leap from Bafhan.

23 And of Naplitali he faid, O Naphtali, fatisfied with favour, and full with the blefling of the LORD: poffefs thou the weft and the fouth.

24 And of Afher he faid, Let Ather be bleffed with children; let him be ac ceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

25 Thy fhoes shall be iron and brafs; and as thy days, fo fhall thy ftrength be.

26 ¶ There is none like unto the God of Jefhurun, who rideth upon the heaven' in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

Mofes vieaveth the land, and dieth. JOSHUA.
- 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath are the everlafting arms: and
he fhall thruft out the enemy from before
thee; and fhall fay, Deftroy them.

28 Ifrael then fhall dwell in fafety alone: the fountain of Jacob fhall be upon a land of corn and wine; alfo his heavens fhall drop down dew.

29 Happy art thou, O Ifrael: who is like unto thee, O people faved by the LORD, the fhield of thy help, and who is the fword of thy excellency! and thine enemies thall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

CHAP. XXXIV.

Mofes from mount Nebo vieweth the land. 5 He dieth there. 6 His burial. 7 His age. 8 Thirty days' mourning for him. 9 Joshua fucceedeth him. 10 The praife of Mofes. AND Mofes went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pifgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD fhewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the uttermoft sea,

3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palin trees, unto Zoar.

Joshua fucceedeth Mofes. unto Ifaac, and unto Jacob, faying, I will give it unto thy feed: I have caufed thee to fee it with thine eyes, but thou fhalt not go over thither.

5 So Mofes the fervant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his fepulchre unto this day.

7 ¶ And Mofes was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

8 And the children of Ifrael wept for Mofes in the plains of Moab thirty days: fo the days of weeping and mourn ing for Mofes were ended.

9 And Joshua the fon of Nun was full of the fpirit of wisdom; for Mofes had laid his hands upon him; and the

children of Ifrael hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Mofes.

IO And there arofe not a prophet fince in Ifrael like unto Mofes, whom the LORD knew face to face,

11 In all the figns and the wonders, which the LORD fent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his fervants, and to all his land,

12 And in all that mighty hand, and 4 And the LORD faid unto him, This is in all the great terror which Mofes fhewthe land which I fware unto Abraham, led in the fight of all Israel.

THE BOOK OF JOSHUA.

CHAP. J.

I The Lord appointeth Foshua to fucceed Mofes. 3 The borders of the promised land. 5,9 God promifeth to affift Jofbua. 8 He giveth him inftruction.

NOW after the death of Mofes the

6 Be strong and of a good courage for unto this people fhalt thou divide for

an inheritance the land, which I fware unto their fathers to give them.

7 Only be thou ftrong and very courageous, that thou mayeft obferve to do ac

cording to all the law, which Mofes my

fervant of the LORD it came to fervant commanded thee: turn not from pafs, that the LORD fpake unto Joshua it to the right hand or to the left, that thou the fon of Nun, Mofes' minifter, faying, mayeft profper whitherfoever thou goeft. 2 Mofes my fervant is dead; now 8 This book of the law fhall not detherefore arife, go over this Jordan, thou, part out of thy mouth; but thou shalt and all this people, unto the land which meditate therein day and night, that thou I do give to them, even to the children mayeft obferve to do according to all that of Ifrael, is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way profperous, and then thou fhalt have good fuccefs.

3 ¶ Every place that the fole of your foot fhall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I faid unto Mofes.

4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great fea toward the going down of the fun, fhall be your coaft.

5 There fhall not any man be able to ftand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Mofes, fo I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forfake thee.

9 Have not I commanded thee? Be ftrong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou difmayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whitherfoever thou goeft.

10 Then Joshua commanded the offi cers of the people, faying,

II Pass through the hoft, and command the people, faying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye fhall N 3

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God giveth Jofbua inftructions.

Rabab receiveth the fpies. them quickly; for ye fhall overtake them.

JOSHUA. pafs over this Jordan, to go in to poffefs the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to poffefs it.

12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manaffeh, fpake Joshua, saying,

13 Remember the word which Mofes the fervant of the LORD commanded you, faying, The LORD your God hath given you reft, and hath given you this land.

14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, fhall remain in the land which Mofes gave you on this fide Jordan; but ye shall pafs before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

6 But he had brought them up to the roof of the houfe, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which the had lain in order upon the roof.

7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as foon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they fhut the gate.

8 And before they were laid down, fhe came up unto them upon the roof;

9 And the faid unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

15 Until the LORD hath given your 10 For we have heard how the LORD brethren reft, as he hath given you, and dried up the water of the Red sea for they also have possessed the land which you, when ye came out of Egypt; and the LORD your God giveth them: then what ye did unto the two kings of the ye fhall return unto the land of your Amorites, that were on the other fide poffeffion, and enjoy it, which Mofes the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly LORD's fervant gave you on this fide Jor- destroyed. dan toward the funrifing.

16 And they answered Jofhua, faying, All that thou commandeft us we will do, and whitherfoever thou sendeft us, we will go.

17 According as we hearkened unto Mofes in all things, fo will we hearken unto thee only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Mofes.

18 Whofoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandeft him, he shall be put to death: only be ftrong and of a good courage. CHAP. II.

1 Rabab receiveth and concealeth the two Spies fent from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her and them. 23 Their return.

AND Jofua the fon of Nun fent out

of Shittim two men to fpy fecretly, faying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, faying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Ifrael to fearch out the country.

3 And the king of Jericho fent unto Rahab, faying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine houfe for they be come to fearch .out all the country.

4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and faid thus, There came men unto me, but I wift not whence they were:

5 And it came to pass about the time of. fhutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: purfue after

II And as foon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in the earth beneath.

12 Now therefore, I pray you, fwear unto me by the LORD, fince I have fhewed you kindness, that ye will alfo fhew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token :

13 And that ye will fave alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my fifters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

14 And the men answered her,, Our life for your's, if ye utter not this our bufinefs. And it fhall be, when the LORD

hath given us the land, that we will deal

kindly and truly with thee.

15 Then the let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

16 And the faid unto them, Get you to the mountain, left the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the purfuers be returned and afterward may ye go your way.

17 And the men faid unto her, We will be blamelefs of this thine oath which thou haft made us fwear.

18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou fhalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's houfhold, home unto thee.

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Fordan divided. the water of Jordan, ye fhall stand still in Jordan.

Chap. iii, iv. go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltlefs: and whofoever fhall be with thee in the houfe, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

20 And if thou utter this our bufinefs, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou haft made us to fwear.

21 And the faid, According unto your words, fo be it. And the fent them away, and they departed: and the bound the fcarlet line in the window.

22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the purfuers were returned and the purfuers fought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

23 So the two men returned, and defcended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befel them

24 And they faid unto Jofhua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.. CHAP. III.

▾ Joshua cometh to Jordan. 7 The Lord encourageth Joshua. 9 Joshua encourageth the people. 14 The waters divided. Aing, Jonu a role eyed from ShitND Joshua early in morntim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Ifrael, and lodged there before they paffed over.

2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the hoft; 3 And they commanded the people, faying, When ye fee the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye thall remove from your place, and go after it.

4 Yet there fhall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye muft go: for ye have not paffed this way heretofore. 5 And Joshua faid unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

6 And Joshua fpake unto the priests, faying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

71 And the LORD faid unto Joshua,

This day will I begin to magnify thee in the fight of all Ifrael, that they may know that, as I was with Mofes, fo I will be with thee.

9 ¶ And Joshua faid unto the children of Ifrael, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

10 And Joshua faid, Hereby ye, fhall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgaflites, and the Amorites, and the Jebufites.

II Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth paffeth over before you into Jordan.

12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Ifrael, out of every tribe a man.

13 And it fhall come to pafs, as foon as the foles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, fhall reft in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan fhall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

14 ¶ And it came to pafs, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; ark were

And as they

come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

16 That the waters which came down from above ftood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is befide Zaretan: and those that canie down toward the fea of the plain, even the falt fea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD ftood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Ifraelites paffed over on dry ground, until all the people were paffed clean over Jordan.

CHAP. IV.

1 Twelve stones taken for a memorial out of Jordan. 9 Twelve other ftones are fet up in the midft thereof. 10, 12 The people pass over. 14 God magnifieth Fobua. AND it came to pals, when all the people were clean paffed over Jordan, that the LORD fpake unto Joshua, faying,

2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, fay- 3 And command ye them, faying, Take ing, When ye are come to the brink of you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out

The people pafs over Jordan.

JOSHUA. Twelve ftones fet up for a memorial.

of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve ftones, and ye fhall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye fhall lodge this night.

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Ifrael, out of every tribe a man:

5 And Joshua faid unto them, Pafs over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a ftone upon his fhoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Ifrael:

6 That this may be a fign among you, that when your children afk their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

7 Then ye fhall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it paffed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and thefe ftones fhall be for a memorial unto the children of Ifrael for ever.

8 And the children of Ifrael did fo as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve ftones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD fpake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Ifrael, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the teftimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

17 Jofhua therefore commanded the priefts, faying, Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to pafs, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the foles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

zo ¶ And thofe twelve ftones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

21 And he spake unto the children of Ifrael, faying, When your children fhall afk their fathers in time to come, faying, What mean thefe ftones?

22 Then ye fhall let your children know, faying, Ifrael came over this Jordan on dry land.

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23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordán from before you, until ye were paffed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red fea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

9 ¶ And Joshua fet up twelve ftones 24 That all the people of the earth in the midst of Jordan, in the place might know the hand of the LORD, that where the feet of the priests which bare it is mighty that ye might fear the the ark of the covenant ftood and they LORD your God for ever. are there unto this day. CHAP. V.

10 For the priests which bare the ark ftood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to fpeak unto the people, according to all that Mofes commanded Joshua: and the people hafted and paffed over.

11 And it came to pafs, when all the people were clean paffed over, that the ark of the LORD paffèd over, and the priefts, in the prefence of the people.

12 ¶ And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manaffeh, paffed over armed before the children of Ifrael, as Moses spake unto them:

13 About forty thousand prepared for war paffed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14 ¶ On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the fight of all Ifrael; and they feared him, as they feared Mofes, all the days of his life.

15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, faying,

1 The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Circumcifion renewed. 10 The passover is kept at Glgal. 13 An angel appeareth to Joshua. ND it came to pafs, when all the

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kings of the Amorites, which were on the fide of Jordan weftward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the fea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Ifrael, until we were paffed over, that their heart melted, neither was there fpirit in them any more, because of the children of Ifrael.

2 At that time the LORD faid unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and cir cumcife again the children of Ifrael the second time.

3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcifed the children of Ifrael at the hill of the forefkins.

4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcife: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt..

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