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And thou shalt
rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy
son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
And you shall
rejoice in your feast—you, your
sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may
prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
Then his heart will not be
exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his
sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his
son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth
divination, or an observer of times, or an
enchanter, or a
witch,
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his
son or daughter in the fire, practices
divination or
conjury, interprets omens, practices
sorcery,
And the priests the
sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to
bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
And the priests, the
sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and
pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of
assault.
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another
hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the
hated; and if the
firstborn son be hers that was
hated:
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him
sons, but the unloved wife has the
firstborn son,
Then it shall be, when he maketh his
sons to
inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the
son of the beloved
firstborn before the
son of the
hated, which is indeed the
firstborn:
when that man assigns his inheritance to his
sons he must not
appoint the
son of the beloved wife as the
firstborn over the
son of the unloved wife.
But he shall acknowledge the
son of the
hated for the
firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the
firstborn is his.
Instead, he must acknowledge the
firstborn, the
son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that
son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the
firstborn belongs to him.
If a man have a
stubborn and
rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have
chastened him, will not
hearken unto them:
If a man has a
stubborn and
rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not
listen to them when disciplined,
Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they
hired against thee
Balaam the
son of Beor of
Pethor of
Mesopotamia, to
curse thee.
For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they
hired Balaam son of Beor from
Pethor in
Aram-naharaim to
curse you.
There shall be no
whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a
sodomite of the
sons of Israel.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a
son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and
fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
And it shall be, that the
firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
The first
son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be
blotted out from Israel.
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.
Your
sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow
weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.
Thou shalt
beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy
sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness,
wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Then you will eat the fruit of your
womb, the flesh of the
sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will
inflict on you.
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not
adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her
bosom, and toward her
son, and toward her daughter,
The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not
venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will
begrudge the husband she embraces and her
son and daughter
So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;
Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Now therefore, write down for
yourselves this
song and teach it to the Israelites; have them
recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are
befallen them, that this
song shall
testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I
sware.
And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this
song will
testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I
swore to give them.”
Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.
And he gave Joshua the
son of
Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I
sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Then the LORD commissioned Joshua
son of
Nun and said, “Be strong and
courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I
swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
Then Moses recited
aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this
song from beginning to end:
When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
And when the LORD saw it, he
abhorred them, because of the
provoking of his
sons, and of his daughters.
When the LORD saw this, He rejected them,
provoked to anger by His
sons and daughters.
And Moses came and spake all the words of this
song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the
son of
Nun.
Then Moses came with Joshua
son of
Nun and recited all the words of this
song in the hearing of the people.
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
And Joshua the
son of
Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel
hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Now Joshua
son of
Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the
son of
Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua
son of
Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,
And Joshua the
son of
Nun sent out of
Shittim two men to
spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even
Jericho. And they went, and came into an
harlot’s house, named
Rahab, and
lodged there.
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the
son of
Nun, and told him all things that
befell them:
Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua
son of
Nun and reported all that had happened to them.
At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp
knives, and
circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint
knives and
circumcise the
sons of Israel once again.”
And Joshua made him sharp
knives, and
circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
And Joshua raised up their
sons in their place, and these were the ones he
circumcised. Until this time they were still
uncircumcised, since they had not been
circumcised along the way.
And Joshua the
son of
Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven
trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.
So Joshua
son of
Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
And Joshua
adjured them at that time, saying,
Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city
Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his
firstborn, and in his youngest
son shall he set up the gates of it.
At that time Joshua
invoked this solemn oath: “
Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city,
Jericho; at the cost of his
firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
But the children of Israel committed a
trespass in the
accursed thing: for
Achan, the
son of Carmi, the
son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the
accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was
kindled against the children of Israel.
The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction.
Achan son of Carmi, the
son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
And he brought his household man by man; and
Achan, the
son of Carmi, the
son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and
Achan son of Carmi, the
son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
And Joshua said unto
Achan, My
son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
So Joshua said to
Achan, “My
son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I
urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took
Achan the
son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the
wedge of gold, and his
sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his
asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of
Achor.
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took
Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the
cloak, the bar of gold, his
sons and daughters, his oxen and
donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of
Achor.
Balaam also the
son of Beor, the
soothsayer, did the children of Israel
slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
The Israelites also killed the diviner
Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
And half
Gilead, and
Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of
Og in
Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the
son of
Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
half of
Gilead; and
Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of
Og in
Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir
son of
Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.
And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of
Canaan, which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
son of
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of
Canaan, as distributed by
Eleazar the priest, Joshua
son of
Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in
Gilgal: and
Caleb the
son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
Then the
sons of Judah approached Joshua at
Gilgal, and
Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto
Caleb the
son of Jephunneh
Hebron for an inheritance.
Then Joshua blessed
Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him
Hebron as his inheritance.
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of
Caleb the
son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
Therefore
Hebron belongs to
Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the
son of
Reuben:
The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan
son of
Reuben.
And the border went up by the valley of the
son of
Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of
Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
From there the border went up the Valley of
Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of
Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of
Rephaim.
And unto
Caleb the
son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of
Anak, which city is
Hebron.
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave
Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the
sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is,
Hebron. (Arba was the
forefather of
Anak.)
And
Caleb drove thence the three
sons of
Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of
Anak.
And
Caleb drove out from there the three
sons of
Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of
Anak.
And Othniel the
son of Kenaz, the brother of
Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel
son of
Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and
Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
So the children of Joseph,
Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
So Ephraim and
Manasseh, the
sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of
Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of
Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of
Manasseh the
son of Joseph by their families.
So this
allotment was for the rest of the descendants of
Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel,
Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of
Manasseh son of Joseph.
But Zelophehad, the
son of Hepher, the
son of
Gilead, the
son of Machir, the
son of
Manasseh, had no
sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
But Zelophehad
son of Hepher (the
son of
Gilead, the
son of Machir, the
son of
Manasseh) had no
sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
And they came near before
Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the
son of
Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
They approached
Eleazar the priest, Joshua
son of
Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
Because the daughters of
Manasseh had an inheritance among his
sons: and the rest of
Manasseh’s
sons had the land of
Gilead.
because the daughters of
Manasseh received an inheritance among his
sons. And the land of
Gilead belonged to the rest of the
sons of
Manasseh.
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to
inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-
baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-
baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the
sons of Judah. This was the western side.
And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the
son of
Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of
Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of
Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of
Rephaim and ran down the Valley of
Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and
downward to En-rogel.
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the
son of
Reuben,
From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the
Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan
son of
Reuben.
When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the
son of
Nun among them:
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua
son of
Nun an inheritance among them,
These are the inheritances which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
son of
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in
Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
These are the inheritances that
Eleazar the priest, Joshua
son of
Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at
Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto
Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the
son of
Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Now the family heads of the Levites approached
Eleazar the priest, Joshua
son of
Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the
son of Jephunneh for his possession.
But they had given the fields and villages around the city to
Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
Did not
Achan the
son of Zerah commit a
trespass in the
accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
Was not
Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only
Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
And
Phinehas the
son of
Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of
Gad, and to the children of
Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this
trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
Phinehas son of
Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of
Reuben,
Gad, and
Manasseh, “
Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
And
Phinehas the
son of
Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of
Reuben, and from the children of
Gad, out of the land of
Gilead, unto the land of
Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
Then
Phinehas son of
Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of
Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of
Gilead.
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and
Esau: and I gave unto
Esau mount
Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and
Esau. I gave
Esau Mount
Seir to possess, but Jacob and his
sons went down to Egypt.
Then Balak the
son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and
warred against Israel, and sent and called
Balaam the
son of Beor to
curse you:
Then Balak
son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for
Balaam son of Beor to
curse you,
And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the
son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
Some time later, Joshua
son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in
Shechem, in a
parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the
sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at
Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the
sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
And
Eleazar the
son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that
pertained to
Phinehas his
son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his
son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
And Othniel the
son of Kenaz,
Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel
son of
Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and
Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
And they gave
Hebron unto
Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three
sons of
Anak.
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave
Hebron to
Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three
sons of
Anak.
And Joshua the
son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
And Joshua
son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And when the children of Israel
cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the
son of Kenaz,
Caleb’s younger brother.
But when the Israelites
cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel
son of
Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
But when the children of Israel
cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the
son of
Gera, a
Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto
Eglon the king of Moab.
And again they
cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud
son of
Gera, a left-handed
Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to
Eglon king of Moab.
And after him was Shamgar the
son of Anath, which
slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox
goad: and he also delivered Israel.
After Ehud came Shamgar
son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an
oxgoad.
And she sent and called
Barak the
son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-
naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount
Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of
Naphtali and of the children of
Zebulun?
She summoned
Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in
Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount
Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of
Naphtali and
Zebulun.
And they shewed Sisera that
Barak the
son of Abinoam was gone up to mount
Tabor.
When Sisera was told that
Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount
Tabor,
In the days of Shamgar the
son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the
highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.
In the days of Shamgar
son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the
highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that
pertained unto
Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his
son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to
Joash the Abiezrite, where his
son Gideon was
threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said,
Gideon the
son of
Joash hath done this thing.
“Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “
Gideon son of
Joash did it.”
Then the men of the city said unto
Joash, Bring out thy
son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of
Baal, and because he hath cut down the
grove that was by it.
Then the men of the city said to
Joash, “Bring out your
son. He must die, because he has
torn down
Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of
Gideon the
son of
Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered
Midian, and all the host.
His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of
Gideon son of
Joash, the
Israelite. God has delivered
Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”
And
Gideon the
son of
Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye
slew at
Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Next,
Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at
Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the
son of a king.”
And he said, They were my brethren, even the
sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not
slay you.
“They were my brothers,”
Gideon replied, “the
sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
Then the men of Israel said unto
Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy
son, and thy
son’s
son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of
Midian.
Then the Israelites said to
Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your
son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of
Midian.”
And
Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my
son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
But
Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my
son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
And Jerubbaal the
son of
Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
and he—Jerubbaal
son of
Joash—returned home and settled down.
