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which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o both_o they_o can_v bear_v upon_o their_o shoulder_n num._n 13._o from_o hebron_n they_o return_v again_o to_o kades-barnea_a twenty_o mile_n there_o all_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o moses_n num._n 14._o hereby_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v that_o the_o spy_n in_o forty_o day_n travel_v 648_o mile_n in_o the_o land_n of_o câ—naaâ—_n that_o be_v every_o day_n 16_o mile_n and_o a_o little_a more_o after_o that_o joshuah_n and_o caleb_n travel_v with_o mâ—ses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o ezeon-gabir_a and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o town_n of_o jahza_n 464_o mile_n from_o jahza_n they_o pass_v through_o two_o kingdom_n to_o mount_n libanus_n eighty_o mile_n from_o mount_n libanus_n they_o return_v again_o into_o the_o land_n of_o sittim_n that_o lie_v by_o the_o hill_n pisgah_n in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o moabite_n 80_o mile_n from_o the_o land_n of_o sittim_n they_o pass_v through_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n and_o come_v to_o gilgal_n six_o mile_n where_o joshuah_n pitch_v his_o camp_n numb_a 21._o josh._n 4._o 5._o from_o gilgal_n he_o go_v to_o jericho_n two_o mile_n there_o he_o assail_v the_o town_n with_o the_o sound_n of_o basin_n and_o win_v it_o josh._n 6._o from_o jericho_n he_o go_v to_o ai_fw-fr be_v four_o mile_n and_o take_v and_o burn_v the_o whole_a town_n josh._n 7._o 8._o from_o ai_fw-fr he_o return_v to_o gilgal_n four_o mile_n and_o there_o upon_o the_o hill_n of_o ebal_n he_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n pronounce_v josh._n 8._o deut._n 27._o from_o gilgal_n he_o go_v to_o gibeon_n twelve_o mile_n there_o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o during_o the_o battle_n against_o the_o three_o king_n josh._n 10._o from_o gibeon_n he_o go_v to_o ajâ—lon_n two_o mile_n here_o the_o moon_n stand_v still_o jos._n 10._o from_o ajâ—lon_n he_o go_v to_o aseka_n four_o mile_n there_o it_o hail_v upon_o the_o enemy_n that_o flee_v before_o israel_n josh._n 10._o from_o asâ—ka_n joshua_n return_v again_o into_o the_o camp_n at_o gilgal_n twenty_o mile_n josh._n 10._o from_o gilgal_n he_o go_v to_o makeda_n where_o he_o hang_v the_o five_o king_n jos._n 10._o from_o makeda_n he_o go_v to_o libna_n two_o mile_n and_o take_v the_o town_n josh._n 10._o from_o libna_n he_o go_v to_o lachis_n eight_o mile_n from_o lachis_n he_o go_v to_o eglon_n eight_o mile_n from_o eglon_n he_o go_v to_o hebron_n which_o be_v sixteen_o mile_n josh._n 10._o from_o hebron_n he_o go_v to_o debir_n one_o mile_n josh._n 10._o after_o that_o joshuah_n with_o one_o continue_a war_n win_v all_o that_o part_n of_o judaea_n which_o lie_v towards_o the_o south_n border_v eastward_o upon_o the_o dead_a sea_n southward_o upon_o cades-barneâ—_a westward_o upon_o asdod_n and_o gaza_n and_o northward_o upon_o gibeon_n and_o gilgal_n this_o circuit_n of_o land_n contain_v about_o a_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o six_o mile_n from_o gilgal_n joshua_n go_v out_o with_o his_o army_n 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