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But if you do not keep your promise, I warn you that you will be sinning against the Lord . Make no mistake about it; you will be punished for your sin.

So build your towns and the enclosures for your sheep, but do what you have promised!"

But all of us are ready to go into battle under the Lord 's command. We will cross the Jordan and fight, just as you have said."

But if they do not cross the Jordan and go into battle with you, they are to receive their share of the property in the land of Canaan, as you do."

But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those that are left will be as troublesome as splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will fight against you.

"But suppose you accidentally kill someone you do not hate, whether by pushing him down or by throwing something at him.

Any of you guilty of manslaughter must remain in the city of refuge until the death of the High Priest, but after that you may return home.

But remember, if they marry men of another tribe, their property will then belong to that tribe, and the total allotted to us will be reduced.

and so the Lord says that the daughters of Zelophehad are free to marry anyone they wish but only within their own tribe.

But how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your disputes?

"But you came to me and said, ‘Let's send men ahead of us to spy out the land, so that they can tell us the best route to take and what kind of cities are there.'

"But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, and you would not enter the land.

"But I told you, ‘Don't be afraid of those people.

But in spite of what I said, you still would not trust the Lord ,

But strengthen the determination of your helper, Joshua son of Nun. He will lead Israel to occupy the land.'

But as for you people, turn around and go back into the desert on the road to the Gulf of Aqaba.'

"You replied, ‘Moses, we have sinned against the Lord . But now we will attack, just as the Lord our God commanded us.' Then each one of you got ready to fight, thinking it would be easy to invade the hill country.

"But the Lord said to me, ‘Warn them not to attack, for I will not be with them, and their enemies will defeat them.'

I told you what the Lord had said, but you paid no attention. You rebelled against him, and in your pride you marched into the hill country.

So you cried out to the Lord for help, but he would not listen to you or pay any attention to you.