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Janus. Chap. 84. 15.

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tir, and Socoh,

49 And Dannah, and Kirjath-fannah, which is Debir,

50 And Anab, and Efhtemoh, and Anim, 51 And Gothen, and Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Efhean, 53 And Aphekah,

Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and

54 And Humtah, and * Kirjath-arba,(which is Hebron)andZior:nine cities with their villages. 55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokneam, and Zanoah, 57 Cain,Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

58 Halhu, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

59 And Maarath and Beth-anoth, andEltekon: fix cities with their villages.

60 Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjath-jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabat, Middin, and Secacah,

62 And Nibhan, and the city of falt, and Engedi: fix cities with their villages.

63 As for the Jebufite the inhabitants of Jerufalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebufite dwell with the children of Judah at Jerufalem unto this day.

CHAP. XVI

The general borders of the fons of Fofeph. 5 The borders of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 The Canaanites not conquered.

Nd the lot of the children of Jofeph fell A from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of went forth Jericho on the eaft, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el;

* Judges

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2 And goeth out from Beth-el to* Luz, and paffeth along unto the borders of Archi, to Ataroth;

3 And goeth down weft-ward, to the coaft of Japhleti, unto the coaft of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the fea.

4 So the children of Jofeph, Manaffeh, and Ephraim took their inheritance.

5 And the border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the eaftfide, was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper.

6 And the border went out toward the sea, to Michmethah on the north fide, and the border went about caft-ward unto Taanath-fhiloh, and pailed by it on the east to Janohah:

7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

8 The border went out from Tappuah weftward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the fea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

9 And the feparate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manafleh, all the cities with their| villages.

to And they drave not out the Canaanite that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanite dwelleth among the Ephraimites unto this day, and ferveth under tribute.

* Gen.

41.51.

Here was allo a lot for the tribe of Manafteh (for he was the firft-born of Jofeph) to wit, for Machir the firit-born of Manafeh, & 46.20. the father of Gilead: because he was a man of Gen. war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 150.25.

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2 There was also a lot for the reft of the Numb. children of Manafleh by their families: for the Numb. children of Abiezer, and for the children of He- 26. 29. lek, and for the children of Afriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: thefe were the male-children of Manatleh the fon of Jofeph by their families.

Numb

3 But Zelophehad the fon of Hepher, the fon of Gilead, the fon of Machir, the fon of Ma- 26.33. nafleh, had nofons, but daughters: and thefe are and 27. T the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, and 36.24 Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

4 And they came near before Eleazar the prieft, and before Joshua the fon of Nun,and before the princes, faying, The LORD commanded Mofes to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

5 And there tell ten portions to Manaffeh, befide the land of Gilead, and Bafhan, which were on the other fide Jordan:

6 Because the daughters of Manaffeh had an inheritance among his fons: and the reft of Manaflehs fons had the land of Gilead.

7 And the coaft of Manaffeh was from Afher to Michmethah, that lietb before Shechem, and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

8 Now Manafleh had the land of Tappuah :) but Tappuah on the border of Manaffeh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

9 And the coaft deicended unto the river Ka- Or, nah fouthward of the river: thefe cities ofEphra- brook of im are among the cities of Manaffeh: the coaft reeds. of Manaffeh alfo was on the north-fide of the river, and the out goings of it were at the fea.

10 Southward it was Ephraims, and northward it was Manaffehs, and the fea is his border, and they met together in Afher on the north, and in Iflachar on the eaft.

II And Manafleh had in Iffachar, and in Afher, Beth-fhean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countreys.

12 Yet the children of Manafleh could not drive out the inhabitants of thofe cities, but the Canaanite would dwell in that land.

13 Yet it came to pafs when the children of Ifrael were waxen ftrong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute: but did not utterly drive them out.

14 And the children of Jofeph fpake unto Jofhua, faying, Why haft thou given me but one lot, and one portion to inherit, feeing I am a great people, forafmuch as the LORD hath blef fed me hitherto?

15 And Joshua anfwered them, If thou be a great people then get thee up to the wood-couns trey, and cut down for thy felf there in the land of the Perizzite, and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.

16 And the children of Jofeph faid, The hill

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The lot of Benjamin,

Chap. xviii. xix.

is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley, have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-fhean and her towns and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

17 And Jofhua fpake unto the houfe of Jofeph, even to Ephraim, and to Manaffeh, faying, Thou art a great people, and haft great power: thou fhalt not have one lot onely.

Simeon,Zebulun, &c.

14 And the border was drawn thence, and compaffed the corner of the fea fouth-ward:from the hill that lieth beforeBeth-horon fouth-ward: and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjath-jearim) a city of the children of Judah: this was the weft quarter.

15 And the fouth quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the weft, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah.

18 But the mountain fhall be thine: for it is a wood, and thoufhalt cut it down and the out- 16 And the border came down to the end of goings of it fhall be thine: for thou fhalt drive the mountain that lieth before the valley of the out the Canaanites, though they have iron cha-fon of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the riots, and though they be ftrong.

CHAP. XVIIL

I The tabernacle is fet up at Shiloh. 2 The remains der of the land is defcribed, and divided into Jeven parts. 10 Fofbua divideth it by lot. 11 The Tot and border of Benjamin. 21 Their cities.

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Nd the whole congregation of the children of Ifrael aflembled together at Shiloh, and fet up the tabernacle of the congregation there; and the land was fubdued before them.

2 And there remained among the children of Ifrael feven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

3 And Joshua faid unto the children of If rael, How long are ye flack to go to poffefs the land which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?

4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will fend them; and they fhall rife, and go through the land, and defcribe it according to the inheritance of them, and they fhall come again to me.

And they fhall divide it into feven parts Judah fhall abide in their coaft on the fouth,and the houfe of Jofeph fhall abide in their coaft on the north.

6 Ye fhall therefore defcribe the land into feven parts,and bring the description hither to me: that I may caft lots for you here before the LORD our God.

7 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inherit ance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manafleh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east,which Mofes the fervant of the LORD gave them.

8And the men rofe, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to defcribe the land, faying, Go and walk through the land, and defcribe it,and come again to me,that I may here caft lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.

9 And the men went and paffed through the land, and defcribed it by cities, into feven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the hoft at Shiloh.

10 And Jofhua caft lots for them in Shiloh, before the LORD: and there Jofhua divided the land unto the children of Ifrael, according to to their divifions.

giants on the north, and defcended to the valley of Hinnom to the fide of Jebufi on the fouth,and defcended to En-rogel,

17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-fhemesh,and went forth toward Ge liloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and defcended to the tone of Bohan the fun of Reuben,

18 And paffed along toward the fide over against Arabah north-wardsand went down unto Arabah.

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15.6.

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the plain

19 And the border paffed along to the fide of Beth-hoglah north-ward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north + bay of the falt + Hes fea, at the fouth end of Jordan: this was the tongue fouth coaft.

20 And Jordan was the border of it on the eaft-fide. This was the inheritance of the chil dren of Benjamin, by the coafts thereof round about, according to their families.

21Now the cities of the tribe of the childrenof Benjamin,according to their families,were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and t Gr. Beth-el,

23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages. 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebufi (which is Jerufalem) Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to their families.

CHAP. XIX.

The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zebulun, 17 of Issachar, 24 of Alber, 32 of Naphtali, 40 of Dan. 49 The children of Ifrael give an inheritance to Fobua ANd the fecond lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon, according to their families and their inherita ance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

2 And they had in their inheritance Beers fheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

3 And Hazar-fhual, and Balah, and Azemi, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul,and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Ha

6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages.

II¶And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families:zar-lulah, and the coaft of theirlot came forth between the children of Judah, and the children of Jofpeh. 12And their border on the north-fide was from Jordan,and the border went up to the fide of Je richo, on the north-fide, and went up through the mountains weftward, and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

13 And the border went over from thence to ward Luz, to the fide of Luz. (which is Beth-el) fouthward, and the border defcended to Ataroth-addar near the hill that lieth on the fouthide of the nether Beth-horon.

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Afhan: four cities and their villages.

8 And all the villages that were round about thefe cities, to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the fouth: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon, according to their fa milies.

9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too

much

Bethabars John 1.28

The lot of Ifachar, Asher, &c.

LOT, which is rawn.

Heb.

1 zor.

Joshua.

much for them: therefore the children of Si-
meon had their inheritance within the inher:
tance of them.

10 And the third lot came up for the children
of Zebulun, according to their families, and the
border of their inheritance was unto Sarid.

11 And their border went up toward the fea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbafheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam.

12 And turned from Sarid eaft-ward, toward the fun-rifing, unto the border of Chiloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia.

13 And from thence paffeth on along on the eaft to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-" methoar to Neah.

14. And the border compafleth it on the north fide to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el.

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.

Cities of refuge.

35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer,and
Hammath, Rakkath, and Cinnereth,

36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
37 And Kedefh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and
Beth-anath, and Beth-fhemesh: nineteen cities
with their villages,

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of Naphtali, according to their fami
lies; the cities and their villages.

40 And the feventh lot came out for the tribe
ofthe children of Dan,according to theirfamilies
41 And the coaft of their inheritance was Zo-
rah, and Efhtaol, and Ir-fhemesh,

42 And Shaalabbin,and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
43 And Elon, and Thimnathah,and Ekron,
44 And Eltekah, and Gibbethon,and Baalath,
45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-
rimmon.

46 And Me-jarkon,and Rakkon,with the bor
der u before Japho.

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47 And the coaft of the children of Dan went againft. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of out too little for them: therefore the children of or, Zebulun, according to their families, thefe ci-Dan went up to fight againit Lefhem,and took it, Joppa. ties with their villages. and fmote it with the edge of the fword, and Act.9. 36. 17 And the fourth lot came out to Iffachar, for poffeffed it, and dwelt therein, and called Le-* Judg the children of lachar, according to their fathem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 18.29. milies. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan, according to their families; thefe cities with their villages.

18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and
Chefulloth, and Shunem,

19 And Hapharaim,and Shion, and Anaharah,
20 And Rabbith, and Kifhion,and Abez,
21 And Remeth, and En-gannim,and En-had-
dah, and Beth-pazzez.

22 And the coaft reacheth to Tabor, and Sha-
hazimah, and Beth-fhemefh, and the outgoings
of their border were at Jordan: fixteen cities
with their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Illachar, according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Afher,according to their families 25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achfhaph,

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Mifhael, and reacheth to Carmel weft-ward, and to Shihor-libnath;

27 And turneth toward the fun-rifing to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north-lide of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand.

28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon.

29 And then the coaft turneth to Ramah, and to the ftrong city f Tyre, and the coaft turneth to Hofah: and the outgoings thereof are at the fea, from the coaft to Achzib.

30 Umma alfo, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Afher, according to their families, thefe cities with their villages.

32 The fixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali: even for the children of Naphtali, according to their families.

33 And their coaft was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel unto Lakum: and the outgoings there of were at Jordan.

49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coafts, the children of Ifrael gave an inheritance to Jofhua the fon of Nun among them.

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50 According to the word of the LORD, they gave him the city which he asked, even Tim- Chap. nath-ferah in mount Ephraim, and he built the 24 30city, and dwelt therein.

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51 Thefe are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the fon of Nun, and the 3 17heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Ifrael, divided for an inheritance by lot, in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: fo they made an end of dividing the countrey.

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CHAP. XX

God commandeth, 7 and the children of Ifrael
appoint the fix cities of refuge.

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He LORD alfo fpakunto Jofhua, faying, 2 Speak to the children of Ifrael, laying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof Exod. fpake unto you by the hand of Mofes :

21. 13. Numb.

3 That the flayer that killeth any perfon un- 35. 6. 11. awares,andunwittingly,may flee thither:and they 14. fhall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. Deut. 4. And when he that doth flee unto one of 19.2thofe cities,fhall ftand at the entring of the gate of the city, and fhall declare his caufe in the ears of the elders of that city;they fhall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place that he may dwell among them.

5 And if the avenger of blood purfue after him,then they fhall not deliver the flayer up into his hand becaufe he fmote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not before time.

6 And he fhall dwell in that city, until he ftand
before the congregation for judgment,and un- Num&
till the death of the high prieft that fhall be in 35.25.
thofe days: then fhall the flayer return,and come
unto his own city, and unto his own houfe, unto
the city from whence he fled.

34 And then the coaft turneth weft-ward to Az- 7And they appointed Kedefh in Galilee in Heb.
noth tabor, and goeth out from thence to Huk-mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephratana
kok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the fouth fide, im, and Kirjath-arba (which is Hebron) in the
and reacheth to Afher on the weft-fidé, and to mountain of Judah.
Judah upon Jordan toward the fun-rifing.

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The cities of the Levites.

* Deut. 4.43. , Chro. 6.78.

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Chap, xxi.

ward, they affigned Bezer in the wilderness up-
on the plain, out of the tribe of Reuben,and Ra-
moth in Gilead, out of the tribe of Gad,and Go-
lan in Bathan, out of the tribe of Manaffeh.

God giveth Ifrael reft.

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her fuburbs, Geba with her fuburbs, 18 Anathoth with her fuburbs, and Almon with her fuburbs: four cities.

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron the priefts, were thirteen cities with their fuburbs. 20 And the families of the children of Ko hath, the Levites, which remained of the chi!un-dren of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

9 Thele were the cities appointed for all the
children of Ifrael, and for the ftranger that fo-
journeth among them, that whofoever killeth a-
ny perfon at unawares, might flee thither, and
not die by the hand of the avenger of blood,
tilhe ftood before the congregation.
CHAP. XXI.

Eight and forty cities given by lot out of the
other tribes unto the Levites. 43 God gave the
land and rest unto the Ifraelites, according to bis
promife.

"Hen came near the heads of the fathers of

Tthe Levites unto Eleazar the Prieft, and
unto Jofhua the fon of Nun, and unto the heads
of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Ifrael.

2 And they fpake unto them at Shilch in the
Numb and of Canaan, faying, The LORD command-
ed by the hand of Motes,to give us cities to dwell
in, with the fuburbs thereof for our cattel.
3 And the children of Ifrael gave unto the
Levites out of their inheritance, at the com-
mandment of the LORD, thefe cities and their
Muburbs.

+ Heb. called.

11 Or, Kirjatharba.

Chap. 84.14.

Chr.6.56

4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathite, and the children of Aaron the prieft, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 And the rest of the children of Kohath bad by lot, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manaffeh, ten cities.

6. And the children of Gerfhon bad by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ifachar, and out of the tribe of Afher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manaffeh in Bafhan, thirteen cities.

7 The children of Merari by their families, bad out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8 And the children of Ifrael gave by lot unto the Levites thefe cities with their fuburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Mofes.

21 For they gave them Shechem with her fuburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the flayer, and Gezer with her fuburbs,

22 And Kibzaim with her fuburbs, and Bethhoron with her fuburbs, four cities.

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with

her fuburbs, Gibbethon with her luck,

24 Ajalon with her fuburbs, Gath-rinumon with her fuburbs: four cities.

25 Andout of the half tribe of Manaffeh, Tanach with her fuburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her fuburbs: two cities.

26 All the cities were ten with their fuburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

27 And unto the children of Gershon of the families of the Levites,out of the other half tribe of Manaffeh,they gave Golan in Bafhan with her fuburbs, to be a city of refuge for the flayer: and Beefhterah with her fuburbs: two cities.

28 And out of the tribe of Iffachar, Kifhon with her fuburbs, Daberath with her fuburbs, 19 Jarmuth with her fuburbs,En-gannim with her fuburbs, four cities.

30 And out of the tribe of Afher, Mishal with her fuburbs, Abdon with her fuburbs,

31Helkath with her fuburbs, and Rehob with her fuburbs: four cities.

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedefh in Galilee with her fuburbs, to be a city of refuge for the flayer, and Hammoth-dor with her fuburbs, and Kartan with her fuburbs: three cities.

33 All the cities of the Gerfhonite, according to their families, were thirteen cities with their fuburbs.

34 And unto the families of the children of Merari the reft of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her fuburbs, and Kartah with her fuburbs,

35 Dimnah with her fuburbs,Nahalal with her

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the chil-
dren of Judah, and out of the tribe of the chil-fuburbs: four cities.
dren of Simeon, thefe cities which are bere!
t mentioned by name.

10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the
families of the Kohathite, who were of the
children of Levi, had; (for theirs was the first
lot.)

And they gave them the city of Arbah, the father of Anak, (which city is Hebron) in the hill countrey of Judah, with the fuburbs thereof round about it.

12 But the fields of the city,and the villages thereof gave they to Caleb the fon of Jephun neh, for his poffeffion.

13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the prief, Hebron with her fuburbs, to be a city of refuge for the flayer,andLibnah with her fuburbs,

14 And Jattir with her fuburbs, and Efhtemoa with her fuburbs,

15 And Holon with her fuburbs, and Debir with her fuburbs,

16 And Ain with her fuburbs,and Juttah with her fuburbs,and Beth-fhemesh with her kuburbs, nine cities out of thofe two tribes,

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her fuburbs, and Jahazah with her fuburbs.

37 Kedemoth with her fuburbs, and Mephaath with her fuburbs: four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her fuburbs, to be a city of refuge for the flayer, and Mahanaim with her fuburbs,

39 Hefhbon with her fuburbs. Jazer with her fuburbs: four cities in all.

40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their dor twelve cities.

4 All the cities of the Levites, within the poffeffion of the children of Ifrael, were forty and eight cities, with their fuburbs.

42 Thefe cities were every one with their fuburbs round about them:thus were all thefe cities.

43 And the LORD gave unto Ifrael all the land which he fware to give unto their fathers: and they poffeffed it, and dwelt therein.

44 And the LORD gave them reft round about, according to all that he fware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies L before

Reuben,Gad,c. build an altar,

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before them: the LORD delivered all their ene-el, and each one was an head of the house of
mies into their hand.
their fathers among the thoufands of Ifrael.

45 There failed not ought of any good thing, 23.1415 which the LORD had spoken unto the houfe of Ifrael: all came to país.

CHAP. XXIL

15 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half trioe of Manalleh, unto the land of Gilead, and they ipake with them, faying,

1 The two tribes and half with a bleffing are fent
16 Thus faith the whole congregation of the
bome: 10 They build the altar of teftimony in LORD, What trefpals is this, that ye have com-
their journey. The Ifraelites are offended there-mitted against the God of Ifrael, to turn away
at. 21 They give them good fatisfaction.
this day from following the LORD, in that ye

Teadite, and cal talherbeutate, and the

the of Manaffeh,

2 And faid unto them, Ye have kept all that Mofes the fervant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.

3 Ye have not left your brethren thefe many dayes unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.

4 And now the LORD your God hath given reft unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get ye unto your tents, and unto the land of your poffeffion, Numb. which Mofes the fervant of the LORD gave chap.13.8 you on the other fide Jordan.

32.33.

+ Deut. 20.12.

5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment,and the law which Mofes the fervant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his wayes, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to ferve him with all your heart, and with all your foul.

6 So Joshua bleffed them, and fent them a-l way and they went unto their tents.

this day against the LORD that ye might rebel

17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, Num. from which we are not cleanfed until this day 25.4. (although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD)

18 But that ye muft turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Ifrael.

19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your pof feffion be unclean,then pafs ye over unto the land of the poffeffion of the LORD,wherein the LORDS tabernacle dwelleth, and take poffeffion among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar, befide the altar of the LORD our God.

20 Did not Achan the fon of Zerah commit a treipals in the accurfed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Ifrael, and that man perifhed not alone in his iniquity?

fands of Ifrael,

21 Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manaffeb 7Now to the one half of the tribe of Manafanfwered and faid unto the heads of the thou feh Mofes had given poffeffion in Bafhan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this fide Jordan weft-ward And when Joshua fent them away alfo unto their tents, then he bleffed them.

8 And he spake unto them, faying,Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattel, with filver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

9 And the children of Reuben,and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manaffeh returned, and departed from the children of Ifrael out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the countrey of Gilead to the land of their poffeffion, whereof they were poffeffed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Mofes.

To And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manaffeh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to fee to.

And the children of Ifrael heard fay, Behold, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manaffeh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the paffage of the children of Ifrael.

12 And when the children of Ifrael heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Ifrael gathered themfelves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.

13 And the children of Ifrael fent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manaffeh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the fon of Eleazar the

Heb. prieft.

house of

14 And with him ten princes, of each + chief the father houfe a prince, throughout all the tribes of Ifra

22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods he knoweth, and Ifrael he fhall know, if it be in rebellion, or if in tranfgreflion against the LORD (fave us not this day)

23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering, or meat-offering, or if to of fer peace-offerings thereon, let the LORD him felt require it ;

Chap 7.1.5

24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, faying, † In time to come your chil + Heb. dren might peak unto our children,faying,what to morhave ye to do with the LORD God of Ifrael?

25 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben, and children of Gad, ye have no part in the LORD fo fhall your children make our children ceafe from fearing the LORD.

26 Therefore we faid, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for facrifice:

row.

27 But that it may be a witnefs between us + Gen. and you, and our generations after us, that we 348. might do the fervice of the LORD before him ch-24with our burnt-offerings,and with our facrifices, ver: 3+ and with our peace-offerings, that your children may not fay to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

28 Therefore faid we,That it fhall be,when they should so fay to us, or to our generations in time to come,that we may lay again, Behold the patern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt-oflerings,nor for facrifices: but it is a witnefs between us and you.

29 God forbid that we fhould rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt-offerings. for meat-offerings, or for facrifices, befides the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.

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