16 And if he smite him with an * instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer 1 Gen. 9, 6. shall surely be put to death.

ver. 17, 18,

21.

17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone,

Zelophehad's daughters' marriage.

33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood it defileth the land: and the † land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

Before CHRIST 1451.

t Jer. 3, 29.

34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall in-Heb. there habit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD "dwell among expiation the children of Israel.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

The daughters of Zelophehad marry their father's brothers'

sons.

AND the chief fathers

a

of the families of the chil

can no

far the land.

u Hosea ১,

dren of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of a ch. 27, 1.

Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came
near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes,
the chief fathers of the children of Israel:

2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord, Deut. 10,11, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: 3 to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the chil

30.

1

m verses 13, Deut. 19, 11,

the murderer shall surely be put to death.

15.

27, 6,

dren of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Job 42 LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our broth- Prov 81,50

18 Or if he smite him with a hand-weapon of
wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is aber unto his daughters.
murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer : when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him n Gen. 4, 5, by laying of wait, that he die;

12

Mat. 22, 41, 45. Titus 2, 5.

3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the i Pets& other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

10.

Luke 4, 18,

4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel do Lev. 23, shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the 61 inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: 19. so shall their inheritance be taken away from the in- 36. heritance of the tribe of our fathers.

John 8, 34

Heb. 9, 10, 11.

5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, according to the word of the LORD, saying, The Mal 2720 tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.

1 Cor. 11, 23.

to whom it

6 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Heb.ove Let them + marry to whom they think best; only to room the family of the tribe of their fathers shall they their eyes, marry :

Gen. 24, 57

7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of f verse 12 Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for every one of the Heb. cleave to the children of Israel shall + keep himself to the inherit- Gen. 2, 24 with-ance of the tribe of his fathers.

p Lev. 8,9. he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of
Eph. 2, 16. the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
26 But if the slayer shall at any time come
out the border of the city of his refuge, whither he
was fled;

Col. 2, 14.

Heb. 4, 14.

& 9, 15. &

10, 21.

q Isa. 28, 16.

& 30, 15.

Acts 27, 31.

Heb. no

27 And the revenger of blood find him without the John 15.4. borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; the shall not be guilty of blood; 28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

blood to him.

ch. 27, 11.

6.& 19, 15.

29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you, throughout your generations, in all your dwellings.

30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall 13: be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one 2 Cor. 19, 1. witness shall not testify against any person to cause Heb. 10, 28. him to die.

Rev. 11, 3.

† Heb.

wicked to

die,

Ps. 109, 7.

31 Moreover, ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is † guilty of death; but he shall be surely put to death.

32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

verse 9.
1 Kings 21,

8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inherit- 3. ance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.

9 Neither shall the inheritance remove & from one! Cor. 14 tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

h Lev. 24,

Betore CHRIST 1490.

a Num. 34,
6,8,12.
ch. 34, 5.

b Num. 13,

e verse 3.

d Gen. 36,8.

verse 6.

(Num. 20,1.

¶ The FIFTH Book of Moses, called DEUTERONOMY.

CHAPTER I.

1 Moses' speech rehearsing the story of God's promise, 19 of
sending the spies to search the land.

THESE be

as the Lord our God commanded us ; and we came
to Kadesh-barnea.

20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the
mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God
doth give unto us.

the words which Moses spake unto all
on this side Jordan, in the wilderness, in
the plain over against the Red Sea, between Paran,
21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land
and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Diza-before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God
hab.

2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb, by the way of mount Seir, unto Kadesh-barnea.) 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the * eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Zech.1,7. Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

h Num. 21,

14.

33.

of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither
be discouraged.

Before CHRIST 1490.

22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by. what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took d Num. 13,

4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amor-twelve men of you, one of a tribe :

ites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of

Num. 21, Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

k Ex. 19, 1,

2.

Num. 10,11,

Gal. 3, 16,

17, 12.

Heb. 4,6,

11.

6.

Num. 34,

flleb.

given

Lev. 25, 23.

Judg. 11,

23.

24 And they turned, and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and search

5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began { ed it out. Moses to declare this law, saying,

6 The LORD Our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea-side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

8 Behold, I have † set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them, and to their seed after them.

9 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

10 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, um. 1, 46. behold, you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

2, S.
Josh. 2, 1,2

Num. 13,

25.
Judg. 16, 4.

f Num. 13,

25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their Song 7, 7, 8. hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

g Num. 13, 27.

re- h Num. 14

26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but belled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

†

2, S.

i ch. 4, 57.

melted,

28 Whither shall we go up ? our brethren have Heb. discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater Josh. 2, 11. and taller than we; the cities are great, and walled Gen. 11,4. * up to heaven: and, moreover, we have seen the sons Num. 13,28. of the Anakims there.

k

29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be

afraid of them..

30 The LORD your God, which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

1 ch. 2, 10.

Judg. 1, 10.

m Ex. 19, 4.

31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man Num. 11,12 doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD

your God,

33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.

34 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,

ch. 32, 10. Jude 8. Num. 10,34.

n Ps. 78,22 Heh. 3, 1, 2.

ο Εx. 18, 21,

19. & 14,22.

q Nurs. 15, 30. & 14, 6.

Heb.
Num. 14,24
Num. 20,

fulfilled
to go after,

s Num. 20,

Ps. 106, 32,

36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunreh; he shall 10 see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath s trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath † wholly followed the LORD.

t. Num. 20,

12. & 27, 14

37 Also the LORD was angry with me for your a Num. 15,

8.

sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth 1,1 Kings 1 before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him; y Num. 27 for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

18.

39 Moreover, your little ones, which ye said should 2 Num. 14. be a prey, and your children, which in that day had

The history of Israel

Before CHRIST

1490.

a Isa. 7, 15.

31.

DEUTERONOMY.

no knowledge between good and evil, they shall
go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they
shall possess it.

40 But as for you, turn ye, and take your journey

Nuns, 14, into the wilderness, by the way of the Red Sea.

Num, 14,

41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD; we will go up, and fight, à Num. 14, according to all that the LORD Our God commanded

25.

39

us.

on their way to Canaan

stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession,
which the LORD gave unto them.

13 Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook
Zered: and we went over the brook Zered.

Before CHRIST 1451

r verses 22, 23, 24.

s Num. 21,

14 And the space in which we came from Kadesh barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, 12 was thirty and eight years; until all the generation Num. 1,5 of the men of war were wasted out from among the

And when ye had girded on every man his wea-host, as the LORD sware unto them.

pons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

15 For indeed the " hand of the LORD was against 42 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Gothem, to destroy them from among the host, until they

• Hos. 9,12. not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

43 So I spake unto you; and you would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.

44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mounP. 118,12. tain, came out against you, and chased you as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

• Judges 11,

17.

nothing.

knoweth thy walking
these forty years the
thee, thou hast lacked

8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned, and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

19 And when thou comest nigh over against the 38.Gen. 18, children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle verse 37. with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children dren of Lot for a possession.

20 (That also was accounted a land of giants : giants dwelt therein in old time, and the Ammonites Gen. 14, call them Zamzummims;

21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them: and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:

23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even 2 Kings 17, unto Azzah, the Caphtorims which came forth out of 24. Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) a Gen. 10,3. 24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over b Gen. 10, the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thy hand Job 12, 23 Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land : Acts 17, 20 begin to possess it and contend with him in battle. c Num. 21. 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee 1s. and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under d. Num. 21, the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in fanguish because of thee.

26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of * Kedemoth, unto Sihon king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway; I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

9 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle, for I will not give thee of their land for a possession, be-spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might P. Num. 21, cause I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his Judges 11

21 1 And I commanded Joshua at that time, say- b. Num. 21,

chap. 29, 7. shan: and Og the king of Bashan came outing, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God

8 And we took at that time, out of the hand of the Ps. 136, two kings of the Amorites, the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount&ple, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which Hermon;

13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashar, being
the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half-tribe of Ma-among you.
nasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan,

5.& 10,6. which was called the land of giants.

14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob, unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maacha-ments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, 12,13, thi; and called them after his own name, 'Bashan-that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to pos

Moses exhorreth the

DEUTERONOMY.

Betcre

people to obedience. Before 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil CHRIST in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger;

CHRIST 1451.

i ch. 5, 26. Josh. 24, 19.

SO

nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all
things that we call upon him for?
8 And what nation is there

so great, that hath statPs. 145, 18. utes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

3. & 4, 21.

26 I call heaven and earth to witness against youk ch. 30, 19. this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the 1 ch. 30, 18.

9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul dili-land whereunto you go over Jordan to possess it; ye

gently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes

Prov. 3,2, have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

1 Gen. 18,

19.

chap. 6, 7. Ps. 78, 6.

Eph. 6, 4.

shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly
be destroyed.

27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the na-
tions, and ye shall be left + few in number among the
heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.

28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither sec, nor hear,

Heb. men

of number, Gen. 34, 30.

Job 16, 22. mPs. 115,4.

10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto m Ex. 19,16. me, Gather me the people together, and I will make He'). 12, 18. them hear my words, that they may learn to fear menor eat, nor smell. n Ps. 51, 8. all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD J that they may teach their children.

o ch. 9,23.

p Ex. 20, 21.

q Isa. 10,

18.

thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with

11 And ye came near, and stood under the moun-all thy heart and with all thy soul.

tain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the
midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick
darkness.

12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst
of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw
no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandEx. 31, 18. ments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 14 And the LORD commanded me at that time to ■ Ex. 21, 1. teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Jer. 10, 2, 8.

n Neh. 1, 9.

31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God,) he p Joel 2,12. will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers, which he sware unto them.

32 For ask now of the days that are past, which a Job 8, 9. were before thee, since the day that God created man upon earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto rch. 30,4 the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

8 Amos 3,2

33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and Judg. 13,

the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst { live?
of the fire,)

16. Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a x Ex. 20, 4. graven image, the similitude of any figure, the like

y Rom. 1, 23.

Job 31, 26.

ness of male or female;

17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air; 18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth :

19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, 22 King817, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the 16. 21, stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven Amos 5.25. to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD a ch. 13, 5. thy God hath divided unto all nations under the b Mat. 5,14. whole heaven.

22.

x Ex. 3, 12.

34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by "temptations, u Gen. 22, 1. by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great teriors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

y Ex. 7,9.

z Isa. 9, 12.

35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest a ch. 26, 8. know that the LORD he is God; there is none else & Isa. 45, 5. besides him.

36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, e Ex. 19, 8. that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he d Ps. 94, 12. shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

38 To drive out nations from before thee, & greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over { commandments, which I command thee this day, that
Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good
land.

lest ye forget the

23 Take hecd unto yourselves, covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of ■ Ex. 24,17. any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden ch. 9,3 & theo thee.

32, 22. Zeph. 1, 18.

Heb. 12, 29.

i Prov 6,34.

† Heb. wa

24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a 'jealous God.

25 When thou shalt beget children, and children's en strong. children, and shalt have † remained long in the land.