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And they said to him, From a very far country your slaves have come because of the name of Yahweh your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

And the sons of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your slaves, how that Yahweh your God commanded his slave Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

And all these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

And Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time I will deliver them up all slain before Israel: you shall hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

And Moses swore on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance to you and to your sons forever, because you have wholly followed Yahweh my God.

Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day; because he wholly followed Yahweh, the God of Israel.

And [this] was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

And if the avenger of blood pursues after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unawares, and did not hate him formerly.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Manasseh, This day we know that Yahweh is in the midst of us, because you haven't committed this trespass against Yahweh: now you have delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand of Yahweh.

and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for Yahweh your God, it is he that has fought for you.

And Yahweh was with Judah; and drove out [the inhabitants of] the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

And when Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those that oppressed them and vexed them.

And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and did not listen to my voice;

And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

Curse you Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh. Curse you bitterly the inhabitants thereof, Because they didn't come to the help of Yahweh, To the help of Yahweh against the mighty.

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.