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So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,

So the LORD's anger was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,

So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.

The Gadites and Reubenites replied, "As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.

So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan-the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.

So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.

So Moses commanded the Israelites, "Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance, which the LORD commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or sojourner among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.

But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.

So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: "The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.

Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers.

So the daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you-as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

So I said to you: "Do not be terrified or afraid of them!

So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

and command the people: 'You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.