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Lot hesitated. The Lord , however, had pity on him; so the men took him, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.

The king, however, remained stubborn and, just as the Lord had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.

Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord 's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.

However, if the owner is allowed to pay a fine to save his life, he must pay the full amount required.

However, Levites have the right to buy back at any time their property in the cities assigned to them.

First, however, the land must be rid of its people, so that it can enjoy its complete rest, and they must pay the full penalty for having rejected my laws and my commands.

"If, however, any of you use a weapon of iron or stone or wood to kill someone, you are guilty of murder and are to be put to death.

However, they may be put to death only if two or more witnesses testify against them; they are not to be put to death if there is only one witness.

You may, however, take for yourselves the women, the children, the livestock, and everything else in the city. You may use everything that belongs to your enemies. The Lord has given it to you.

However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you."

When the people of Israel left Egypt, all the males were already circumcised. However, during the forty years the people spent crossing the desert, none of the baby boys had been circumcised. Also, by the end of that time all the men who were of fighting age when they left Egypt had died because they had disobeyed the Lord . Just as he had sworn, they were not allowed to see the rich and fertile land that he had promised their ancestors.

The five Amorite kings, however, had escaped and were hiding in the cave at Makkedah.

However, the Israelites did not burn any of the cities built on mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua did burn.

None of the Anakim were left in the land of Israel; a few, however, were left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

However, the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah; they still live in Israel.

Moses had already assigned the land east of the Jordan to the other two and one-half tribes. (The descendants of Joseph were divided into two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim.) However, Moses gave the Levites no portion of the territory. Instead, they received cities to live in, with fields for their cattle and flocks.

The men who went with me, however, made our people afraid. But I faithfully obeyed the Lord my God.

The people of Manasseh, however, were not able to drive out the people living in those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live there.

The Levites, however, will not receive a share of the land with the rest of you, because their share is to serve as the Lord 's priests. And of course, the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and East Manasseh have already received their land east of the Jordan, which Moses, the Lord 's servant, gave to them."

However, the fields of the city, as well as its towns, had already been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.