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suburb_n four_o city_n 23_o and_o out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n eltkeh_n with_o her_o suburb_n gibethon_n with_o her_o suburb_n 24_o aiialon_n with_o her_o suburb_n gathrimmon_a with_o her_o suburb_n four_o city_n 25_o and_o out_o of_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n tanach_n with_o her_o suburb_n and_o gathrimmon_a with_o her_o suburb_n two_o city_n 26_o all_o the_o city_n for_o the_o other_o family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o kohath_n be_v ten_o with_o their_o suburb_n 27_o also_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o gershon_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n they_o give_v out_o of_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n the_o city_n of_o refuge_n for_o the_o slayer_n golan_n in_o bashan_n with_o her_o suburb_n and_o beeshterah_n with_o her_o suburb_n two_o city_n 28_o and_o out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n kis-hon_a with_o her_o suburb_n dabereh_n with_o her_o suburb_n 29_o jarmuth_n with_o her_o suburb_n en-gannim_a with_o her_o suburb_n four_o city_n 30_o and_o out_o 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and_o although_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o equal_o divide_v among_o the_o levite_n yet_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o they_o all_o have_v their_o live_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o as_o god_n by_o reward_n allureâ—h_v they_o to_o take_v charge_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n so_o likewise_o he_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o perform_v and_o pay_v their_o holy_a oblation_n faithful_o when_o he_o pronounce_v that_o his_o sacrifice_n be_v their_o live_n 15_o moses_n than_o give_v unto_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n inheritance_n according_a to_o their_o family_n 16_o and_o their_o coast_n be_v from_o aroer_n that_o be_v on_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n and_o from_o the_o city_n that_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n and_o all_o the_o plain_a which_o be_v by_o medeba_n 17_o heshbon_n with_o all_o the_o city_n thereof_o that_o be_v in_o the_o plain_a dibon_n and_o bamoth-baal_a and_o beth-baal-meon_a 18_o and_o jahazah_n and_o kedemoth_n and_o mephaath_v 19_o kiriathaim_n also_o and_o sibmah_n &_o zerethshahar_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o emek_n 20_o and_o beth-peor_a and_o ashdoth-pisgah_a and_o beth-ieshimoth_a 21_o and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a and_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorite_n which_o reign_v in_o heshbon_n who_o moses_n smite_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o midian_a eui_fw-fr and_o rekem_n and_o zur_n and_o hur_z and_o reba_n the_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n 22_o and_o balaam_n the_o son_n of_o beor_z the_o soothsayer_n do_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n slay_v with_o the_o sword_n among_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v 23_o and_o the_o border_n of_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n be_v jordan_n with_o the_o coast_n this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n according_a to_o their_o family_n with_o the_o city_n and_o their_o village_n 24_o also_o moses_n give_v inheritance_n unto_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n even_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n according_a to_o their_o family_n 25_o and_o their_o coast_n be_v jazer_n and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o gilead_n and_o half_o the_o land_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n unto_o aroer_n which_o be_v before_o rabbah_n 26_o and_o from_o heshbon_n unto_o ramoth_n mizpeh_n and_o betonim_n and_o from_o mahanaim_n unto_o the_o border_n of_o debir_n 27_o and_o in_o the_o valley_n beth-aram_a and_o beth-nimrah_a and_o succoth_n and_o zaphon_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o heshbon_n unto_o jordan_n and_o the_o border_n even_o unto_o the_o sea_n coast_n of_o cinereth_n beyond_o jordan_n eastward_o 28_o this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n after_o their_o family_n with_o the_o city_n and_o their_o village_n 29_o also_o moses_n give_v inheritance_n unto_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o manasseh_n according_a to_o their_o family_n 30_o and_o their_o 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