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The tabernacle set up.

JOSHUA.

The land divided by vot.

the right hand unto the inhabitants of En- 2 And there remained among the chil tappuah. dren of Israel seven tribes, which had not 8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tap- yet received their inheritance. puah: but Tappuah on the border of Ma- 3 And Joshua said unto the children of nasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim: Israel, How long are ye slack to go to pos

9 And the coast descended unto the sess the land which the LORD God of your river Kanah, southward of the river. fathers hath given you?

These cities of Ephraim are among the 4 Give out from among you three men cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh for each tribe: and I will send them, and also was on the north side of the river, and the out-goings of it were at the sea:

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the

east.

they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them, and they shall come again to me.

5 And they shall divide it into seven parts; Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coast on the north.

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land in Asher, Beth-shean and her towns, and into seven parts, and bring the description Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants hither to me, that I may cast lots for you of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants here before the LORD our God. of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabit7 But the Levites have no part among ants of Taanach and her towns, and the you; for the priesthood of the LORD IS inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, their inheritance. And Gad, and Reuben, even three countries. and half the tribe of Manasseh, have re

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could ceived their inheritance beyond Jordan on not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; the east, which Moses the servant of the but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. LORD gave them.

13 Yet it came to pass, when the chil- 8 T And the men arose, and went dren of Israel were waxen strong, that away: and Joshua charged them that went they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did to describe the land, saying, Go, and walk not utterly drive them out.

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.

9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.

15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the 10 T And Joshua cast lots for them in wood-country, and cut down for thyself Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua there in the land of the Perizzites and of divided the land unto the children of Israel the giants, if mount Ephraim be too nar-according to their divisions. row for thee. 11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the chil

16 And the children of Joseph said, dren of Benjamin came up according to The hill is not enough for us: and all the their families: and the coast of their lot Canaanites that dwell in the land of the came forth between the children of Judah valley have chariots of iron, both they who aid the children of Joseph. are of Beth-shean and her towns, and 12 And their border on the north side they who are of the valley of Jezreel. was from Jordan; and the border went up 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of to the side of Jericho on the north side, Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, and went up through the mountains westsaying, Thou art a great people, and hast ward; and the goings out thereof were at great power: thou shalt not have one lot the wilderness of Beth-aven. only: 13 And the border went over from thence 18 But the mountain shall be thine; for toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: Beth-el) southward; and the border deand the out-goings of it shall be thine: for scended to Ataroth-adar, near the bill that thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though lieth on the south side of the nether Beththey have iron chariots, and though they horon. be strong.

AND

CHAP. XVIII.

ND the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there and the land was subdued before them.

14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward;and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjathjearim) a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.

The catres of Benjamin,

CHAP. XIX.

The lot of Zebulun, &c.

15 And the south quarter was from the 8 And all the villages that were round end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath out on the west, and went out to the well of the south. This is the inheritance of of waters of Nephtoah: the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the 9 Out of the portion of the children of valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is Judah was the inheritance of the children in the valley of the giants on the north, of Simeon: for the part of the children of and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to Judah was too much for them: therefore the side of Jebusi on the south, and de- the children of Simeon had their inheritscended to En-rogel, ance within the inheritance of them.

17 And was drawn from the north, and 10 And the third lot came up for the went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth children of Zebulun according to their fatoward Geliloth, which is over against the milies: and the border of their inheritgoing up of Adummim, and descended to ance was unto Sarid: the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,

11 And their border went up toward 18 And passed along toward the side the sea, and Maralah, and reached to over against Arabah northward, and went Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that down unto Arabah: is before Jokneam,

19 And the border passed along to the 12 And turned from Sarid eastward, toside of Beth-hoglah northward: and the ward the sun-rising, unto the border of out-goings of the border were at the north Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Dabay of the salt-sea at the south end of Jor- berath, and goeth up to Japhia, dan. This was the south coast. 13 And from thence passeth on along 20 And Jordan was the border of it on on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, the east side. This was the inheritance of and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to the children of Benjamin, by the coasts Neah; thereof round about, according to their 14 And the border compasseth it on the families. north side to Hannathon: and the out21 Now the cities of the tribe of the goings thereof are in the valley of Jiphchildren of Benjamin according to their thah-el: families, were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and and the valley of Keziz, Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem ; 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, twelve cities with their villages. end Beth-el, 16 This is the inheritance of the chil23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, dren of Zebulun according to their fami24 And Chephar-haammonai,and Ophni, lies, these cities with their villages. and Gaba; twelve cities with their vilLages:

25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and| Mozah,

17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar accordling to their families.

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

19 And Hapharaim, and Shihon, and

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, (which Anaharath, is Jerusalem) Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

CHAP. XIX.

ND the second lot came forth to Si

21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;

22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and dan: sixteen cities with their villages.

dren of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the in- 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe beritance of the children of Judah. of the children of Issachar according to 2 And they had in their inheritance, their families, the cities and their vilBeer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,

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

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

lages.

24 T And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;

27 And turneth toward the sun-rising

The lot of Naphtalı and Dan.

JOSHUA.

The six cities of refuge. to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, families, these cities with their villages. and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward 49 When they had made an end of the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, dividing the land for inheritance by their and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, coasts, the children of Israel gave an inhe28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Ham-ritance to Joshua the son of Nun among mon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; them:

29 And then the coast turneth to Ra- 50 According to the word of the LORD mah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the they gave him the city which he asked, coast turneth to Hosah: and the out-go-even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: ings thereof are at the sea from the coast and he built the city, and dwelt therein. to Achzib: 51 These are the inheritances which 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Re-Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of hob: twenty and two cities with their Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the villages. tribes of the children of Israel, divided for

31 This is the inheritance of the tribe an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the of the children of Asher according to their LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the families, these cities with their villages. congregation. So they made an end of 32 The sixth lot came out to the chil-dividing the country. dren of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

saying,

CHAP. XX.

33 And their coast was from Heleph, THE LORD also spake unto Joshua, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, sayNekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and ing, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, the out-goings thereof were at Jordan: whereof I spake unto you by the hand of 34 And then the coast turneth west-Moses:

ward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from 3 That the slayer that killeth any perthence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebu- son unawares and unwittingly, may flee Jun on the south side, and reacheth to thither: and they shall be your refuge from Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon the avenger of blood. Jordan toward the sun-rising. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, of those cities shall stand at the entering Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Cin- of the gate of the city, and shall declare peroth, his cause in the ears of the elders of that 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, city, they shall take him into the city unto 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, them, and give him a place, that he may 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, dwell among them. and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe slayer up into his hand; because he smote of the children of Naphtali according to his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him their families, the cities and their villages. not beforetime.

40 T And the seventh lot came out for 6 And he shall dwell in that city, until the tribe of the children of Dan according he stand before the congregation for judgto their families. ment, and until the death of the high priest 41 And the coast of their inheritance that shall be in those days: then shall the was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, slayer return, and come unto his own city, 42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and and unto his own house, unto the city from Jethlah, whence he fled. 43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and 7 And they appointed Kedesh in GaEkron,

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, Baalath,

45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

lilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in and mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, (which is Hebron) in the mountain of Judah.

and

8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe the border before Japho. of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of 47 And the coast of the children of Dan, the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out went out too little for them: therefore the of the tribe of Manasseh.

children of Dan went up to fight against 9 These were the cities appointed for Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the all the children of Israel, and for the stranedge of the sword, and possessed it, and ger that sojourneth among them, that whodwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, soever killeth any person at unawares after the name of Dan their father. might flee thither, and not die by the hand 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the avenger of blood, until he stood be of the children of Dan according to their fore the congregation.

Forty-eight cities given

THEN

CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXI.
by lot to the Levites.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin,

HEN came near the heads of the Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar suburos,

the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun,! 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Aland unto the heads of the fathers of the mon with her suburbs; four cities. tribes of the children of Israel;

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, 2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh the priests, were thirteen cities with their in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD suburbs.

commanded by the hand of Moses to give 20 ¶ And the families of the children of us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs Kohath, the Levites which remained of the thereof for our cattle. children of Kohath, even they had the ci

3 And the children of Israel gave unto ties of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. the Levites out of their inheritance, at the 21 For they gave them Shechem with commandment of the LORD, these cities her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city and their suburbs. of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with 4 And the lot came out for the families her suburbs, of the Kohathites: and the children of 22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Aaron the priest, which were of the Le- Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities. vites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. suburbs,

5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had 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 Manasseh, ten cities. 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

7 The children of Merari by their families had 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 Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak (which city is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon, with her suburbs; two cities.

26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs, 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 Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

33 All the cities of the Gershonites, ac12 But the fields of the city, and the vil-cording to their families, were thirteen lages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son cities with their suburbs. of Jephunneh for his possession. 34 And unto the families of the chil

13 Thus they gave to the children of dren of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out Aaron the priest, Hebron with her suburbs, of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and suburbs, and Kartah with her burbs, Libnah with her suburbs, 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal

14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and with her suburbs; four cities. Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

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

16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

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

37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth lin Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of

The Israelites rest from war.

JOSHUA. An altar of testimony built.

refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with and with very much raiment: divide the her suburbs, spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer 9 And the children of Reuben, and with her suburbs; four cities in all. the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of

40 So all the cities for the children of Manasseh returned, and departed from the Merari by their families, which were re-children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is maining of the families of the Levites, in the land of Canaan, to go unto the counwere by their lot twelve cities. try of Gilead, to the land of their posses

41 All the cities of the Levites within sion, whereof they were possessed, acthe possession of the children of Israel were cording to the word of the LORD by the forty and eight cities with their suburbs. hand of Moses.

42 These cities were every one with 10 And when they came unto the their suburbs round about them. Thus borders of Jordan, that are in the land of were all these cities. Canaan, the children of Reuben, and the

43 ¶ Ad the LORD gave unto Israel all children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Mathe land which he sware to give unto their nasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt great altar to see to.

therein. 11 ¶ And the children of Israel heard 44 And the LORD gave them rest round say, Behold, the children of Reuben, and about, according to all that he sware unto the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of their fathers: and there stood not a man of Manasseh, have built an altar over against all their enemies before them; the LORD the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordelivered all their enemies into their hand. dan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 45 There failed not aught of any good 12 And when the children of Israel thing which the LORD had spoken unto the heard of it, the whole congregation of house of Israel; all came to pass. the children of Israel gathered themselves CHAP. XXII. together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.

Tand the uadites, and the half-tribe
HEN Joshua called the Reubenites,

of Manasseb,

2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:

13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

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14 And with him ten princes, of each 3 Ye have not left your brethren these chief house a prince throughout all the many days unto this day, but have kept tribes of Israel; and each one was the charge of the commandment of the head of the house of their fathers among LORD your God. the thousands of Israel.

4 And now the LORD your God hath 15 And they came unto the children of given rest unto your brethren, as he pro- Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to mised them: therefore now return ye, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of get you unto your tents, and unto the land Gilead, and they spake with them, of your possession, which Moses the ser- saying, vant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.

16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye 5 But take diligent heed to do the com- have committed against the God of Israel, mandment and the law, which Moses the to turn away this day from following the servant of the LORD charged you, to love LORD, in that ye have builded you an althe LORD your God, and to walk in all his tar, that ye might rebel this day against ways, and to keep his commandments, the LORD?

and to cleave unto him, and to serve him 17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for with all your heart, and with all your soul. us, from which we are not cleansed until 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them this day, although there was a plague in away; and they went unto their tents. the congregation of the LORD, 7 Now to the one half of the tribe of 18 But that ye must turn away this day Manasseb, Moses had given possession in from following the LORD? and it will be, Bashan: but unto the other half thereof seeing ye rebel to-day against the LORD, gave Joshua among their brethren on this that to-morrow he will be wroth with the side Jordan westward. And when Joshua whole congregation of Israel. sent them away also unto their tents, then be blessed them,

8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron,

19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us,

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