Joshua 13:15-33

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¹⁵This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:

¹⁶The territory from Aroer^(A) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba^(B) ¹⁷to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,^(C) including Dibon,^(D) Bamoth Baal,^(E) Beth Baal Meon,^(F) ¹⁸Jahaz,^(G) Kedemoth,^(H) Mephaath,^(I) ¹⁹Kiriathaim,^(J) Sibmah,^(K) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, ²⁰Beth Peor,^(L) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— ²¹all the towns on the plateau^(M) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,^(N) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba^(O)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. ²²In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,^(P) who practiced divination.^(Q) ²³The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.^(R)

²⁴This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

²⁵The territory of Jazer,^(S) all the towns of Gilead^(T) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;^(U) ²⁶and from Heshbon^(V) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim^(W) to the territory of Debir;^(X) ²⁷and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,^(Y) Sukkoth^(Z) and Zaphon^(AA) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee^[a]^(AB)). ²⁸These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,^(AC) according to their clans.

²⁹This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:

³⁰The territory extending from Mahanaim^(AD) and including all of Bashan,^(AE) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan^(AF)—all the settlements of Jair^(AG) in Bashan, sixty towns, ³¹half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).^(AH) This was for the descendants of Makir^(AI) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.^(AJ)

³²This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab^(AK) across the Jordan east of Jericho.^(AL) ³³But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance;^(AM) the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance,^(AN) as he promised them.^(AO)

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Footnotes

Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth

Psalm 48:9-14

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⁹Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate^(A) on your unfailing love.^(B)
¹⁰Like your name,^(C) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;^(D)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
¹¹Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.^(E)

¹²Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,^(F)
¹³consider well her ramparts,^(G)
    view her citadels,^(H)
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.^(I)

¹⁴For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide^(J) even to the end.

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Luke 15:20-32

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²⁰So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.^(A)

²¹“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.^(B) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

²²“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe^(C) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger^(D) and sandals on his feet. ²³Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. ²⁴For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;^(E) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.^(F)

²⁵“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ²⁷‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

²⁸“The older brother became angry^(G) and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. ²⁹But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. ³⁰But when this son of yours who has squandered your property^(H) with prostitutes^(I) comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

³¹“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. ³²But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”^(J)

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