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I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy.”

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Rejoice, you nations, [with] his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.

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Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun.

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Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel;

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He said to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you this day, which you shall command your children to observe to do, [even] all the words of this law.

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For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over the Jordan to possess it.”

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Yahweh spoke to Moses that same day, saying,

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“Go up into this mountain of Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and see the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession;

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and die on the mountain where you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor, and was gathered to his people:

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because you trespassed against me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you didn’t sanctify me in the midst of the children of Israel.

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For you shall see the land before you; but you shall not go there into the land which I give the children of Israel.”

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This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

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He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

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Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; [Everyone] shall receive of your words.

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Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

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He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

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“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”

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This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”

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Of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;

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who said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him;’ Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.

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They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

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Yahweh, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”

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Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

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Of Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

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for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

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for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

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for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let [the blessing] come on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

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The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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Of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

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They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”

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Of Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.

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He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved. He came [with] the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”

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Of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”

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Of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south.”

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Of Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

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Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.

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“There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.

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The eternal God is [your] dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

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Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

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You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places.”

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Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,

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and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the hinder sea,

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and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

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Yahweh said to him, “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your seed.’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.”

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So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Yahweh.

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He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth Peor: but no man knows of his tomb to this day.

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Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

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The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.

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Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him: and the children of Israel listened to him, and did as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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There has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew face to face,

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in all the signs and the wonders, which Yahweh sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,

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and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses worked in the sight of all Israel.

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Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,

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“Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, to the land which I give to them, even to the children of Israel.

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I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses.

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From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

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No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.

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“Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

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This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

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Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

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“Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare food; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.’”

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Joshua spoke to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, saying,

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“Remember the word which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.

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Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock, shall live in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them

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until Yahweh has given your brothers rest, as he has given you, and they have also possessed the land which Yahweh your God gives them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.’”

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They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

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Just as we listened to Moses in all things, so will we listen to you. Only may Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with Moses.

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Whoever rebels against your commandment, and doesn’t listen to your words in all that you command him, he shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”

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Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.

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The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”

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The king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered into your house; for they have come to spy out all the land.”

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The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from.

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It happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly; for you will overtake them.”

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But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.

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The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

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Before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof;

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and she said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

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For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.

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As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

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Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true token;

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and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.”

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The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”

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Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.

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She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.”

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The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.

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Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

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It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.

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But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear.”

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She said, “According to your words, so be it.” She sent them away, and they departed. She tied the scarlet line in the window.

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They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but didn’t find them.

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Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had happened to them.

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They said to Joshua, “Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.”

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Joshua rose up early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel. They lodged there before they passed over.

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It happened after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp;

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and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then you shall move from your place, and follow it.

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Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Don’t come near to it, that you may know the way by which you must go; for you have not passed this way before.”

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Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders among you.”

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Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people.” They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.