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53 You shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for I have given the land to you to possess it. 54 You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger groups you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.

55 “But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be like pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land in which you dwell.

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53 Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.(A) 54 Distribute the land by lot,(B) according to your clans.(C) To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one.(D) Whatever falls to them by lot will be theirs. Distribute it according to your ancestral tribes.(E)

55 “‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns(F) in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live.

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53 you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to (A)possess. 54 And (B)you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone’s inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be (C)irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell.

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53 expulsarán a los que habitan la tierra, y habitarán en ella, porque yo se la he dado a ustedes en propiedad. 54 Y ustedes tomarán posesión de la tierra mediante un sorteo por familias. A los muchos se les dará en posesión mucho terreno, y a los pocos se les dará menos terreno. Dependiendo del terreno que les toque en suerte, allí se quedará cada uno. Tomarán posesión según las tribus de sus padres. 55 Si ustedes no echan fuera de su presencia a los habitantes del país, va a suceder que los que ustedes dejen les serán aguijones en los ojos y espinas en los costados, y los afligirán en la tierra donde ustedes habiten.

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