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the_o meruelious_a goodness_n of_o god_n that_o the_o jebusite_n which_o after_o their_o time_n be_v prolong_v seem_v to_o have_v take_v so_o deep_a and_o sure_a root_n in_o the_o land_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o be_v root_v out_o and_o pull_v out_o of_o their_o place_n when_o they_o think_v least_o of_o it_o 13_o but_o to_o caleb_n etc_n etc_n if_o judgement_n shall_v be_v give_v according_a to_o the_o present_a state_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n that_o a_o imagine_a gift_n shall_v be_v so_o often_o rehearse_v whereof_o caleb_n receive_v no_o benefit_n so_o long_o as_o joshua_n live_v but_o here_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o well_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n as_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n which_o rest_v upon_o his_o promise_n therefore_o although_o scornful_a man_n at_o that_o time_n will_v have_v deride_v and_o scoff_v as_o well_o at_o the_o carefulness_n of_o caleb_n as_o at_o the_o unprofitable_a liberality_n of_o joshua_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o place_n if_o the_o report_n thereof_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o they_o will_v have_v proud_o despise_v it_o not_o without_o scoff_n and_o taunt_n yet_o god_n at_o the_o length_n declare_v in_o effect_n the_o certainty_n and_o constancy_n of_o his_o decree_n as_o for_o caleb_n although_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v keep_v off_o from_o have_v access_n unto_o the_o hill_n yet_o he_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v content_a with_o the_o only_a promise_n of_o god_n like_v as_o this_o be_v a_o right_a trial_n of_o faith_n not_o to_o be_v grieve_v to_o want_v the_o fruition_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v promise_v until_o the_o due_a time_n come_v moreover_o this_o place_n and_o such_o like_a do_v teach_v that_o the_o giant_n which_o be_v common_o call_v enakim_n be_v so_o call_v of_o enak_n the_o author_n of_o their_o stock_n and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o name_n of_o their_o kindred_n but_o at_o what_o time_n he_o drive_v away_o the_o son_n of_o enak_n we_o shall_v see_v soon_o after_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n this_o place_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o when_o caleb_n allege_v the_o name_n of_o moses_n he_o use_v no_o deceit_n nor_o affirm_v any_o thing_n untrue_o because_o it_o be_v now_o plain_o advouch_v that_o moses_n do_v so_o appoint_v it_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god._n 14_o and_o caleb_n drive_v thence_o three_o son_n of_o anak_n sheshay_n and_o ahiman_n and_o talmaie_v the_o son_n of_o anak_n 15_o and_o he_o go_v up_o thence_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o debir_n and_o the_o name_n of_o debir_n before_o time_n be_v kiriath-seph_a 16_o then_o caleb_n say_v he_o that_o smite_v kiriath-seph_a and_o take_v it_o even_o to_o he_o will_v i_o geve_v achsah_n my_o daughter_n to_o wife_n 17_o and_o othniel_n the_o son_n of_o kanaz_n the_o brother_n of_o caleb_n take_v it_o and_o he_o give_v he_o achsah_n his_o daughter_n unto_o wife_n 18_o and_o as_o she_o go_v in_o to_o he_o she_o move_v he_o to_o ask_v of_o her_o father_n a_o field_n and_o she_o light_v off_o her_o ass_n and_o caleb_n say_v unto_o she_o what_o will_v thou_o 19_o then_o she_o answer_v geve_v i_o a_o blessing_n for_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o the_o south_n country_n geve_v i_o also_o the_o spring_n of_o water_n and_o he_o give_v she_o the_o springe_n above_o and_o the_o spring_n beneath_o 20_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n according_a to_o their_o family_n 21_o and_o the_o utmost_a city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n towards_o the_o coast_n of_o edom_n southward_o be_v kabzeel_v and_o eder_n and_o jagur_n 22_o and_o kinah_n and_o dimonah_n and_o adadah_n 23_o and_o kedesh_n and_o hazor_n and_o ithnan_n 24_o ziph_n and_o telem_n and_o bealoth_n 25_o and_o hazor_n hadattah_n and_o kerioth_n hezron_n which_o be_v hazor_n 26_o amam_fw-la and_o shema_n and_o moladah_n 27_o and_o haza_n gaddah_fw-mi and_o heshmon_a and_o beth-paleâ—_a 28_o and_o hasar-shual_a and_o beersheba_n and_o biziothiah_n 29_o baalah_n and_o limb_n and_o azem_n 30_o and_o eltolad_a and_o chesil_n and_o hormah_n 31_o and_o ziklag_n and_o madmanna_n and_o sansannah_n 32_o and_o lebaoth_v and_o shilhim_n and_o ain_z and_o rimmon_n all_o these_o city_n be_v twenty_o and_o nine_o with_o their_o village_n 33_o in_o the_o low_a country_n be_v eshtaol_n and_o zoreah_n and_o ashnah_n 34_o and_o zanoah_n and_o en-gannim_a tappuah_n and_o enam_fw-la 35_o jarmuth_n and_o adullam_n socoh_o and_o azekah_n 36_o and_o sharaim_n and_o adithaim_n and_o gederah_n and_o gederothaim_n fourteen_o city_n with_o their_o village_n 37_o zenam_fw-la and_o hadasha_n and_o migdalgad_v 38_o and_o dileam_n and_o mizphe_n and_o joktheel_n 39_o lachish_n and_o bozkath_v and_o eglon_n 40_o and_o cabbon_n and_o lahmam_fw-la and_o kithlishe_a 41_o and_o gederoth_n beth-dagon_a and_o naamah_n and_o makkedah_n sixteen_o city_n with_o their_o village_n 42_o lebnah_n and_o ether_n and_o ashan_n 43_o and_o jiphtah_n and_o ashnah_n and_o nezib_n 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