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people_n until_o none_o remain_v of_o he_o 34_o and_o from_o lachis_n josuah_n depart_v unto_o eglon_n and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o and_o they_o besiege_v it_o and_o assault_v it_o 35_o and_o take_v it_o the_o same_o day_n and_o smite_v it_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o all_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v therein_o he_o utter_o destroy_v the_o same_o day_n according_a to_o all_o that_o he_o have_v do_v to_o lachis_n 36_o and_o josuah_n depart_v up_o from_o eglon_n and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o unto_o hebron_n and_o they_o fight_v against_o it_o 37_o and_o when_o they_o have_v take_v it_o they_o smite_v it_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o king_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o town_n that_o pertain_v to_o it_o and_o all_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o he_o leave_v none_o remain_v but_o do_v accord_v to_o all_o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o eglon_n and_o destroy_v it_o utter_o and_o all_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v therein_o 38_o and_o josuah_n return_v and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o to_o dabir_n and_o fight_v against_o it_o 39_o and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v it_o and_o the_o king_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o town_n that_o pertain_v thereto_o they_o smite_v they_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v therein_o neither_o let_v he_o any_o remain_v even_o as_o he_o do_v to_o hebron_n so_o he_o do_v to_o dabir_n and_o the_o king_n thereof_o as_o he_o have_v do_v also_o to_o libna_n and_o her_o king_n 40_o josuah_n therefore_o smite_v all_o the_o hill_n country_n and_o the_o south_n country_n and_o the_o valley_n and_o the_o down_n and_o all_o their_o king_n 16_o &_o let_v none_o remain_v of_o they_o but_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o breathe_v as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n command_v 41_o and_o josuah_n smite_v they_o from_o cade_n barnea_n unto_o asah_n â–ª_o and_o all_o the_o country_n of_o gosen_n even_o unto_o gibeon_n 42_o and_o all_o these_o king_n and_o 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