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36 Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the Jordan of your possession, which Moses the servant of
over against Jericho, Bosor in the wilderness, one the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan:
of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jaser and Jeth- 5 Yet so that you observe attentively, and in
son and Mephaath, four cities with their sub- work fulfil the commandment and the law which
urbs. Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you:
37 Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one that you love the Lord your God, and walk in all
of the cities of refuge, and Manaim and Hesebon his ways, and keep all his commandments, and
and Jaser, four cities with their suburbs, cleave to him, and serve him with all your heart,
38 All the cities of the children of Merari by and with all your soul.
their families and kindreds, were twelve. 6 And Josue blessed them, and sent them
39 So all the cities of the Levites within the away, and they returned to their dwellings.
possession of the children of Israel were forty- 7 Now to half the tribe of Manasses, Moses
eight, had given a possession in Basan: and therefore
40 With their suburbs, each distributed by the to the half that remained, Josue gave a lot among
families. the rest of their brethren beyond the Jordan to
41 And the Lord God gave to Israel all the the west. And when he sent them away to their
land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: dwellings and had blessed them,
and they possessed it, and dwelt in it. 8 He said to them: With much substance and
42 And he gave them peace from all nations riches, you return to your settlements, with sil-
round about: and none of their enemies durst ver and gold, brass and iron, and variety of rai-
stand against them, but were brought under ment: divide the prey of your enemies with your
their dominion. brethren.
43 Not so much as one word, which he had 9 So the children of Ruben, and the children
promised to perform unto them, was made void, of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses returned,
but all came to pass. and parted from the children of Israel in Silo,
which is in Chanaan, to go into Galaad the land
of their possession, which they had obtained ac-
Chapter 22 cording to the commandment of the Lord by the
hand of Moses.
At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, 10 And when they were come to banks of the
and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses, Jordan, in the land of Chanaan, they built an
2 And said to them: You have done all that altar immensely great near the Jordan.
Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: 11 And when the children of Israel had heard
you have also obeyed me in all things, of it, and certain messengers brought them an
3 Neither have you left your brethren this long account that the children of Ruben, and of Gad,
time, until this present day, keeping the com- and the half tribe of Manasses had built an altar
mandment of the Lord your God. in the land of Chanaan, upon the banks of the
4 Therefore as the Lord your God hath given Jordan, over against the children of Israel:
your brethren rest and peace, as he promised: 12 They all assembled in Silo, to go up and
return, and go to your dwellings, and to the land fight against them.