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17 and west to the Jordan River Valley, from the Sea of Galilee[a] down to the Dead Sea,[b] beneath where Mount Pisgah rises to the east. 18 Do you remember what I commanded you at the time? I told the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “The Eternal your God has given you this land, and now it belongs to you. I want all of your warriors to cross the Jordan, fully armed, ahead of your fellow Israelites. 19 Only your wives and children and cattle (I know you have a lot of cattle thanks to the plunder you earned) will stay behind in the cities I’ve given you.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:17 Hebrew, Chinnereth
  2. 3:17 Literally, Sea of Salt

17 Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah,(A) from Kinnereth(B) to the Sea of the Arabah(C) (that is, the Dead Sea(D)), below the slopes of Pisgah.

18 I commanded you at that time: “The Lord your God has given(E) you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.(F) 19 However, your wives,(G) your children and your livestock(H) (I know you have much livestock) may stay in the towns I have given you,

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17 the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from (A)Chinnereth as far as (B)the Sea of the Arabah, (C)the Salt Sea, under (D)the slopes of Pisgah on the east.

18 “And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. (E)All your men of valor shall cross over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel. 19 Only your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (F)(I know that you have much livestock) shall remain in the cities that I have given you,

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