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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 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