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However, you, don't wait, but keep chasing your enemies, and attack those farthest in the rear. Don't allow them to return to their cities, because Adonai has handed them over to you."

Y'hoshua said to them, "Don't be afraid or confused, but be strong and bold, because this is what Adonai will do to all your enemies that you fight against."

But then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lakhish; so Y'hoshua attacked him and his people, until he had no one left with him.

They captured it, defeating it with the sword, including its king, its villages and everyone there; he left no one, exactly as he had done to ‘Eglon; but he completely destroyed it and everyone there.

So Y'hoshua attacked all the land — the hills, the Negev, the Sh'felah and the mountain slopes — and all their kings; he left none but completely destroyed everything that breathed, as Adonai the God of Isra'el had ordered.

But as for the cities built on their tels, Isra'el burned none of them except Hatzor; Y'hoshua did burn that one.

All the spoil of these cities and the livestock the people of Isra'el took as booty for themselves; but every human being they put to death with the sword, until they had destroyed them — they left no one breathing.

For it was Adonai who caused them to harden their hearts and come against Isra'el in battle, so that they would be utterly destroyed, so that they would not find favor but be destroyed, in keeping with the orders Adonai had given Moshe.

Now Y'hoshua was old; the years had taken their toll. Adonai said to him, "You are old, and the years have taken their toll; but there is yet a great deal of land to be possessed.

But to the tribe of Levi Moshe gave no inheritance; Adonai the God of Isra'el is their inheritance — as he told them.

My brothers who went up with me discouraged the people, but I followed Adonai my God completely.

but I am as strong today as on the day Moshe sent me — I'm as strong now as I was then, whether for war or simply for going here and there.

But Tz'lof'chad the son of Hefer, the son of Gil‘ad, the son of Makhir, the son of M'nasheh, had no sons, only daughters; these are the names of his daughters: Machlah, No‘ah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirtzah.

because the daughters of M'nasheh had an inheritance along with his descendants; but the land of Gil‘ad belonged to the rest of the descendants of M'nasheh.

The land of Tapuach belonged to M'nasheh, but Tapuach on the border of M'nasheh belonged to the descendants of Efrayim.

The border descended to Vadi Kanah, south of the vadi, by cities which belonged to Efrayim among the cities of M'nasheh; but the border with M'nasheh was on the north side of the vadi, and it ended at the sea.

But the descendants of M'nasheh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; the Kena‘ani wanted to stay in that land.

After the people of Isra'el had become strong, they made the Kena‘ani do heavy labor but didn't completely drive them out.

but the hills too will be yours. Although it is a forest, you will clear it, and the resulting open land will be yours. You will drive out the Kena‘ani, even though they have iron chariots and are strong."

But the L'vi'im have no share with you, because the office of cohen to Adonai is their inheritance; and Gad and Re'uven and the half-tribe of M'nasheh have received their inheritance beyond the Yarden to the east, which Moshe the servant of Adonai gave them."