Allotment for Simeon 1 The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon according to its clans. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah. 2 It included: # Beersheba (or Sheba),Moladah, 3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah, 6 Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen towns and […]
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Joshua 20
Cities of Refuge 1 Then theLordsaid to Joshua: 2 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, 3 so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood. 4 When they flee to one of these cities, […]
Joshua 21
Towns for the Levites 1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel 2 at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “TheLordcommanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.” […]
Joshua 22
Eastern Tribes Return Home 1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh 2 and said to them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of theLordcommanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. 3 For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow […]
Joshua 23
Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders 1 After a long time had passed and theLordhad given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man, 2 summoned all Israel—their elders, leaders, judges and officials—and said to them: “I am very old. 3 You yourselves have seen everything theLordyour God has […]
Joshua 24
The Covenant Renewed at Shechem 1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. 2 Joshua said to all the people, “This is what theLord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah the […]
Deuteronomy 1
The Command to Leave Horeb 1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. 2 (It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.) 3 In the […]
Deuteronomy 2
Wanderings in the Wilderness 1 Then we turned back and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea,as theLordhad directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir. 2 Then theLordsaid to me, 3 “You have made your way around this hill country long […]
Deuteronomy 3
Defeat of Og King of Bashan 1 Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei. 2 TheLordsaid to me, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along […]
Deuteronomy 4
Obedience Commanded 1 Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land theLord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract […]