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19 ¶ And the second lot came forth to Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families; and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the sons of Judah.
2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba, Moladah,
3 Hazarshual, Balah, Azem,
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Ziklag, Bethmarcaboth, Hazarsusah,
6 Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7 Ain, Remmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages,
8 with all the villages that were round about these cities unto Baalathbeer, which is Ramath of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
9 Out of the portion of the sons of Judah was taken the inheritance of the sons of Simeon; for the part of the sons of Judah was too much for them; therefore, the sons of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of Judah.
10 ¶ The third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid.
11 And their border goes up towards the sea and to Maralah and reaches unto Dabbasheth and from there comes to the river that is before Jokneam,
12 and turning from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising to the border of Chislothtabor and then goes out to Daberath and up to Japhia,
13 and from there passes eastward toward the sunrising to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goes out to Remmonmethoar around Neah;
14 and from here this border turns to the north to Hannathon, coming out in the valley of Jiphthahel
15 and including Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
16 This is the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
17 ¶ And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the sons of Issachar according to their families.
18 And their border was Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Abez,
21 Remeth, Engannim, Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
22 and this border reaches to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and their border comes out to the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to their families, these cities with their villages.
24 ¶ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.
25 And their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
26 Alammelech, Amad, and Misheal, and reaches to Carmel westward and to Shihorlibnath
27 and turns toward the sunrising to Bethdagon and reaches to Zebulun and to the valley of Jiphthahel to the north, to Bethemek, and to Neiel, and goes out to Cabul on the left hand,
28 and includes Abran, {Hebron} Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
29 and this border turns from there to Horma {Ramah} and to the strong city of Zor; {Tyre} and this border turns to Hosah and comes out to the sea from the stronghold of Achzib,
30 including Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
32 ¶ The sixth lot came out to the sons of Naphtali, for the sons of Naphtali according to their families.
33 And their border was from Heleph, Allon, Zaanannim, Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum, and comes out at the Jordan,
34 and turning westward this border goes to Aznothtabor and passes from there to Hukkok and reaches to Zebulun towards the Negev and reaches to Asher on the west side and to Judah upon the Jordan toward the sunrising.
35 And the strong cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, Enhazor,
38 Iron, Migdalel, Horem, Bethanath, and Bethshemesh: nineteen cities with their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their families, these cities with their villages.
40 ¶ And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families.
41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,
42 Shaalabbin, Ajalon, Jethlah,
43 Elon, Thimnathah, Ekron,
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 Jehud, Beneberak, Gathrimmon,
46 Mejarkon, Rakkon, with the border before Joppa.
47 And the border of the sons of Dan went out too little for them; therefore, the sons of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it and smote it with the edge of the sword and possessed it and dwelt therein and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
49 ¶ Thus they finished dividing the land in inheritance by their borders, and the sons of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in their midst.
50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked for, which was Timnathserah in mountain of Ephraim; and he rebuilt the city and dwelt therein.
51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony. So they finished dividing the land.
20 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke unto you by the hand of Moses,
3 so that the manslayer who kills any person in error and without knowledge may flee there, and they shall be your refuge from the avenger {Heb. redeemer} of blood.
4 And he that flees unto one of these cities shall present himself at the entering of the gate of the city and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; they shall receive him into the city among them and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
5 And when the avenger {Heb. redeemer} of blood pursues after him, they shall not deliver the manslayer up into his hand because he smote his neighbour by error, nor did he have enmity with him before.
6 And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days; then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city and unto his own house unto the city from where he fled.
7 ¶ Then they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in the mountain of Naphtali and Shechem in the mountain of Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
8 And on the other side of the Jordan of Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
9 These were the cities appointed for all the sons of Israel and for the stranger that sojourns among them that anyone who kills any person by error might flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger {Heb. redeemer} of blood until he stands before the congregation.
28 ¶ And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 saying, Go ye into the village over against you, in which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, upon whom no one has ever sat; loose him, and bring him here.
31 And if anyone asks you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord has need of him.
32 And those that were sent went and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord has need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus, and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus upon it.
36 And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.
37 And when he was come near, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38 saying, Blessed be the King that comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that if these should be silent, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 ¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city and wept over it,
42 saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and constrain thee on every side
44 and shall cast thee down to the ground and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
45 And he went into the temple and began to cast out those selling and buying therein,
46 saying unto them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the princes of the priests and the scribes and the principals of the people sought to kill him
48 and could not find what they might do, for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the Overcomer: to sing upon Mahalath, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
1 ¶ O LORD God of my saving health, I cry day and night before Thee;
2 let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry;
3 for my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near unto Sheol.
4 I am counted with those that go down into the pit; I am as a man that has no strength:
5 Freed among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou dost remember no more; and they are cut off from thy hand.
6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7 Thy wrath lies hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintances far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9 My eye mourns by reason of affliction; LORD, I have called daily upon thee; I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10 ¶ Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11 Shall thy mercy be declared in the grave? or thy truth in hell?
12 Shall thy wonder be known in darkness? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
14 LORD, why dost thou cast off my soul? why dost thou hide thy face from me?
15 I am afflicted and destitute; from my youth up I have feared thee and been in awe of thee.
16 Thy fierce wrath goes over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18 Thou hast put lover and friend far from me, and placed my acquaintances into darkness.
12 ¶ Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13 ¶ Whosoever despises the word shall perish by it: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 ¶ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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