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JOSHUA
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land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities. 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it; 35Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities. [[1]36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it; 37Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.] 38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it; 39Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all. 40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

41All the cities of the Levites—forty and eight cities with the open land about them—shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, 42even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.

43So the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

22Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2and said unto them: 'Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you; 3ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. 4And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as He spoke unto them; therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan. 5Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and to cleave unto Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.' 6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.

7Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given inheritance in Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward. Moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them, 8and spoke unto them, saying: 'Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass,

  1. These two verses, taken from I Chron. vi 63-64, are excluded from the text in authoritative codices and placed in the margin.

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