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Now, then, divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

And Moses gave to the tribe of the sons of Reuben, for their families;

And the border of the sons of Reuben was from the Jordan, and its border. This was the inheritance of the sons of Reuben for their families, the cities and their villages.

And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad, for their families:

This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad, for their families, the cities and their villages.

And Moses gave inheritance to the half tribe of Manasseh. And it was to the half of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, for their families:

and the half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, belonged to the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, to the half of the sons of Machir for their families.

Their inheritance was by lot, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and the half tribe;

for Moses had given the inheritance of two of the tribes and the half tribe, beyond the Jordan; and he did not give any inheritance to the Levites among them.

For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And they did not give a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in , with the open land around them for their livestock and for their substance,

And Moses swore in that day, saying, Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and for your sons forever, because you have fully followed after Jehovah my God.

yet I am as strong today as in the day Moses sent me. As my strength was then, so is my strength now for war, both to go out and to come in.

And now, give to me this mountain, of which Jehovah spoke in that day, for you heard in that day how the sons of Anak were there, and great walled cities. If Jehovah shall be with me, then I shall dispossess them, as Jehovah has spoken.

And Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

Therefore, Hebron has belonged to Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, for an inheritance to this day, because he fully followed after Jehovah the God of Israel.

And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah for their families was to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin southward, in the extreme south.

And the west border was to the Great Sea, and its coast. This is the border of the sons of Judah all around, for their families.

And Caleb said, He who strikes the City of Sepher, and captures it, I shall give my daughter Achsah to him for a wife.

And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And He gave his daughter Achsah to him for a wife.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families: