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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 border_n be_v from_o mahanaim_n even_o all_o bashan_n to_o wit_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n king_n of_o bashan_n and_o all_o the_o town_n of_o jair_n which_o be_v in_o bashan_n threescore_o city_n 31_o and_o half_a gilead_n and_o ashtaroth_n and_o edrei_n city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n in_o bashan_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n to_o half_a of_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n after_o their_o family_n 32_o these_o be_v the_o heritage_n which_o moses_n do_v distribute_v in_o the_o plain_a of_o moab_n beyond_o jordan_n toward_o jericho_n eastward_o 33_o but_o unto_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n moses_n give_v none_o inheritance_n for_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n be_v their_o inheritance_n as_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o 15_o moses_n give_v etc_n etc_n that_o
which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v speak_v clear_o enough_o now_o he_o prosecute_v more_o distinct_o not_o only_o that_o the_o read_n thereof_o may_v provoke_v the_o people_n to_o geve_v thanks_n while_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v register_v in_o the_o public_a monument_n and_o as_o it_o be_v conversant_a before_o their_o eye_n but_o also_o that_o every_o one_o may_v enjoy_v their_o inheritance_n without_o trouble_n or_o strife_n we_o know_v how_o witty_a the_o covetousness_n of_o man_n be_v to_o invent_v pretence_n of_o go_v to_o law_n that_o no_o man_n right_n may_v remain_v quiet_o unto_o he_o except_o a_o clear_a and_o perfect_a definition_n of_o every_o man_n right_n shall_v take_v away_o all_o controversy_n that_o region_n be_v give_v they_o without_o lot_n the_o rest_n may_v have_v object_v because_o even_o measure_n be_v not_o keep_v that_o inequality_n must_v be_v correct_v therefore_o that_o no_o untimely_a strife_n shall_v ever_o trouble_v their_o peace_n the_o bound_n be_v set_v in_o all_o place_n by_o god_n authority_n and_o as_o it_o be_v hedge_v in_o to_o cut_v away_o all_o contention_n for_o god_n do_v not_o only_o by_o one_o word_n adjudge_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o sihon_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n but_o draw_v the_o uttermost_a border_n from_o aroer_n to_o the_o river_n arnon_n and_o so_o in_o all_o the_o compass_n do_v either_o restrain_v they_o or_o enlarge_v they_o that_o the_o possession_n of_o one_o acre_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o doubt_n and_o how_o profitable_a so_o exact_a a_o description_n be_v we_o may_v know_v by_o profane_a history_n where_o often_o time_n we_o may_v see_v not_o only_o hateful_a but_o also_o hurtful_a contention_n have_v arise_v between_o neighbour_n about_o their_o march_n moreover_o this_o diligence_n which_o god_n disdain_v not_o to_o use_v to_o provide_v for_o his_o people_n that_o they_o may_v continue_v in_o peace_n one_o with_o another_o do_v very_o declare_v his_o fatherly_a love_n because_o he_o omit_v nothing_o that_o may_v be_v profitable_a for_o their_o quietness_n and_o sure_o if_o provision_n have_v not_o be_v make_v in_o time_n they_o will_v have_v be_v consume_v by_o civil_a and_o intestine_a contention_n once_o again_o i_o will_v have_v the_o reader_n excuse_v i_o if_o i_o labour_v not_o careful_o in_o describe_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n &_o be_o not_o curious_a in_o the_o name_n yea_o i_o can_v well_o abide_v that_o some_o name_n shall_v be_v take_v appellative_o and_o so_o translate_v which_o otherwise_o i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o leave_v in_o their_o own_o tongue_n as_o proper_a name_n this_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v note_v that_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o madianites_fw-la the_o prince_n which_o rule_v there_o be_v call_v the_o duke_n of_o sihon_n that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o same_o calamity_n because_o they_o entangle_v themselves_o with_o unjust_a war_n and_o pertain_v to_o the_o government_n of_o sihon_n which_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n and_o that_o it_o may_v better_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v just_o destroy_v balaam_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v slay_v amongst_o they_o by_o who_o tongue_n they_o labour_v to_o wound_v the_o israelite_n more_o grievous_o than_o with_o a_o thousand_o sword_n as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o very_a slaughter_n there_o be_v find_v a_o banner_n of_o hostility_n by_o which_o they_o profess_v that_o they_o serve_v in_o war_n against_o the_o israelite_n where_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o hebrew_n that_o jordan_n be_v the_o end_n &_o the_o end_n that_o the_o repetition_n may_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o vain_a we_o may_v apt_o translate_v it_o that_o jordan_n according_a to_o his_o â—oundes_n be_v their_o border_n 24_o moses_n give_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n etc_n etc_n the_o same_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n that_o it_o be_v hedge_v in_o with_o lawful_a bound_n that_o their_o possession_n shall_v not_o be_v litigious_a or_o subject_n to_o contention_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o liberality_n of_o god_n be_v commend_v that_o he_o drive_v out_o nation_n of_o great_a renoun_n in_o who_o room_n he_o have_v place_v they_o which_o be_v more_o clear_o express_v in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasse_n while_o in_o the_o portion_n of_o their_o inheritance_n there_o be_v rehearse_v three_o score_n city_n whereby_o also_o it_o be_v make_v manifest_a that_o moses_n be_v not_o deceive_v in_o his_o liberality_n because_o god_n be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o many_o city_n according_a to_o his_o bountiful_a largesse_n he_o will_v geve_v they_o in_o the_o conclusion_n the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v again_o exclude_v lest_o the_o levite_n in_o time_n to_o come_v shall_v pretend_v that_o the_o land_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o gadite_n and_o rubenites_n &_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n without_o cast_v of_o lot_n be_v common_a to_o they_o also_o because_o they_o be_v by_o name_n forbid_v to_o cast_v lot_n with_o their_o brethren_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o have_v expound_v subtle_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n that_o their_o part_n be_v leave_v they_o in_o the_o other_o land_n but_o now_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o call_v their_o inheritance_n as_o a_o while_n before_o they_o be_v but_o god_n himself_o with_o who_o if_o they_o be_v not_o content_a they_o bewray_v too_o great_a pride_n and_o intolerable_a disdainfulness_n chap._n 14._o these_o also_o be_v the_o place_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n inherit_v in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n which_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o joshue_v the_o son_n of_o nun_n and_o the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n distribute_v to_o they_o 2_o by_o the_o lot_n of_o their_o inheritance_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n to_o geve_v to_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n 3_o for_o moses_n have_v give_v inheritance_n unto_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n but_o unto_o the_o levite_n he_o give_v none_o inheritance_n among_o they_o 4_o for_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n be_v two_o tribe_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n therefore_o they_o give_v no_o part_n unto_o the_o levite_n in_o the_o land_n save_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o with_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o same_o for_o their_o beast_n and_o their_o substance_n 5_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v moses_n so_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v when_o they_o divide_v the_o land_n 6_o then_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n come_v unto_o joshue_n in_o gilgal_n and_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n the_o kenezite_n say_v unto_o he_o thou_o know_v what_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n concern_v i_o and_o thou_o in_o kadesh-barnea_a 7_o forty_o year_n old_a be_v i_o when_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n send_v i_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a to_o espy_v the_o land_n and_o i_o bring_v he_o word_n again_o as_o i_o think_v in_o my_o heart_n 8_o but_o my_o brethren_n that_o go_v up_o with_o i_o discourage_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n yet_o i_o follow_v still_o the_o lord_n my_o god._n 9_z wherefore_o moses_n swear_v the_o same_o day_n say_v certain_o the_o land_n whereon_o thy_o foot_n have_v tread_v shall_v be_v thine_o inheritance_n and_o thy_o child_n for_o ever_o because_o thou_o have_v follow_v constant_o the_o lord_n my_o god._n 10_o therefore_o behold_v now_o the_o lord_n have_v keep_v i_o alive_a as_o he_o promise_v this_o be_v the_o forty_o and_o five_o year_n since_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o thing_n unto_o moses_n while_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o now_o lo_o i_o be_o this_o day_n four_o score_n and_o five_o year_n old_a 11_o and_o yet_o be_o as_o strong_a at_o this_o time_n as_o i_o be_v when_o moses_n send_v i_o as_o strong_a as_o i_o be_v then_o so_o strong_a be_o i_o now_o either_o for_o war_n or_o for_o government_n 12_o now_o therefore_o give_v i_o this_o mountain_n whereof_o the_o lord_n speak_v in_o that_o day_n for_o thou_o hear_v in_o that_o day_n how_o the_o anakim_v be_v there_o and_o the_o city_n great_a and_o wall_a if_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v with_o i_o that_o i_o may_v drive_v they_o out_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v 13_o then_o joshue_v bless_v he_o and_o give_v unto_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n hebron_n for_o a_o inheritance_n 14_o hebron_n therefore_o become_v the_o inheritance_n of_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n the_o kenezite_n unto_o this_o day_n because_o he_o follow_v constant_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 15_o and_o the_o name_n of_o hebron_n be_v before_o time_n kiriatharba_a which_o arba_n be_v a_o great_a
therefore_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o when_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n certain_a city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o every_o portion_n in_o which_o the_o levite_n shall_v dwell_v for_o they_o have_v their_o portion_n already_o appoint_v they_o beyond_o jordan_n but_o whereas_o the_o levite_n come_v and_o require_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n may_v be_v confirm_v that_o they_o may_v possess_v their_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n it_o be_v like_a they_o be_v neglect_v until_o they_o plead_v their_o own_o cause_n for_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o common_o while_o every_o man_n be_v busy_a to_o provide_v for_o himself_o they_o forget_v their_o brethren_n sure_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o the_o people_n to_o be_v pull_v by_o the_o ear_n and_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o remembrance_n of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v so_o plain_o command_v concern_v the_o levite_n and_o yet_o if_o they_o have_v not_o speak_v earnest_o for_o a_o house_n they_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v lie_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n although_o we_o may_v easy_o gather_v that_o the_o people_n offend_v rather_o of_o negligence_n and_o forgetfulness_n than_o of_o purpose_n to_o defraud_v they_o for_o they_o make_v no_o delay_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v admonish_v yea_o their_o obedience_n be_v praise_v that_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v equal_a and_o right_n 4_o and_o the_o lot_n etc_n etc_n here_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o number_n of_o the_o city_n whereof_o must_v be_v speak_v soon_o after_o second_o here_o be_v plain_o express_v that_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n fall_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n which_o happen_v not_o by_o chance_n for_o god_n by_o his_o marvelous_a counsel_n place_v they_o in_o that_o seat_n where_o he_o have_v appoint_v his_o temple_n to_o be_v build_v three_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n be_v rehearse_v whereof_o hebron_n be_v the_o 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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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