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They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom.

They traveled from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah.

They traveled from Zalmonah and camped in Punon.

They traveled from Punon and camped in Oboth.

They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye-abarim, on the border of Moab.

They traveled from Iim and camped in Dibon-gad.

They traveled from Dibon-gad and camped in Almon-diblathaim.

They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo.

They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River across from Jericho.

Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.

And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.

"You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge.

They said, "The Lord commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites; and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.

Now if they should be married to one of the men from another Israelite tribe, their inheritance would be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. As a result, it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

And when the Jubilee of the Israelites is to take place, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe."

They were married into the families of the Manassehites, the descendants of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's family.

I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.

They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley, which they scouted out.