Mofes vieweth the land.

Chap.xxxiv. 25 Thy thoes fall be iron and brafs; and as thy days, Juball thy ftrength be.

His death. 4 And the LORD faid unto him, This se the land which-1 (ware unto Abraham, 26 There is none like unto the God of unto Ifaac, and unto Jacob, faying, I will Jefurun, we rideth upon the heaven in give it unto thy feed: I have caufed thee thy help, and in his excellency on skie. to fee it with thine eyes, but thou shalt 7 The eternall God is thy refuge: and not go over thither. underneath are the everlalting arms: and

So Mofes the fervant of the LORD, he thall thruft out the enemy from before died there in the land of Moab, according thee, and fhall fay, Deltroy them. to the word of the LORD. 28 Ifrael then thall dwell in fafety alone: 61And he buried him in a valley in land the fountain of Jacob fhall be upon a land of Moab,over againftBethpeor,butno man of corn and wine, alfo his heavens fhall knoweth of his fepulchre unto this day. drop down dew. 7 And Mofes was an hundred and 29 Happy art thou, O Ifrael: who is twenty years old when he died: his eye was like unto thee, O people, faved by the not dim, nor his naturall force abated. LORD, the fhield of thy help, and who is 8 And the children of Ifraelwept for the fword of thy excellencie! and thine Mofes in the plains of Moab thirty days: enemies fhall be found liars unto thee,and fo the days of weeping and mourning for thou thalt tread upon their high places. Mofes were ended.

CHAP. XXXIV.

9And Joshua the fon of Nun was full 1 Mofes from the mount vieweth the land: of the fpirit of wifdom, for Mofes had 5 His death, 6 burial, 7 and age. 8Tbe laid his hands upon him: and the children mourning for bim. of Ifrael hearkened unto him, and did as

from of the LORD commanded Moles Moab, unto the mountain of Neho, to ro And there arofe not a Prophet fince the top of Pilgah, that is over against Je- in Ifrael like unto Mofes, whom the LORD richo, and the LORD fhewed him all the knew face to face: land of Gilead, unto Dan.

2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephrain, and Manaffeh, and all the land of Judah, upto the utmost fea.

3 And the fouth, and the plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, unto Zoar.

3 Every place that the fole of your foot fhall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I faid unto Mofes.

In all the fignes and the wonders which the LORD fent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his fervants, and to all his land.

12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terrour which Mofes fhewed in the fight of all Ifrael.

JOSHUA.

to the right hand or to the left, that thon mayeft profper whitherfoever thou goeft.

8 This book of the law fhall not de part out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayeft obferve to do according to all that is written therein for then thou fhalt make thy way profperous, and then thou fhalt have good fuccefs.

9 Have not I commanded thee? Be ftrong and of a good courage, be not afraid, neither be thou difmayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee; whitherfucver thou goeft.

to Then Jofhua commanded the of ficers of the people, faying,

4 From the wilderness and this Leba- 11 Pafs through the hoft, and command non, even unto the great river, the river the people, faying, Prepare you victuals; Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, for within three dayes ye fhall pafs over and unto the great fea, toward the going this Jordan, to go in to poffef's the land down of the fun, fhall be your coaft. which the LORD your God giveth you to

There fhall not any man be able to poffefs it. ftand before thee all the days of thy life 12 And to the Reubenites, and to the as I was with Moles, fo I will be with Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manaf thee: I will not fail thee nor forfake thee. feh, fpake Jofhua, faying,

6 Be strong and of a good courage: for 13 Remember the word which Mofes the unto this people halt thou divide for an fervant of the LORD commanded you, inheritance, the land which I fware unto faying, The LORD your God hath given their fathers to give them. you reft, and hath given you this land:

Onely be thou ftrong and very coura- 14 Your wives, your little ones, and gious that thou mayeft obferve to do ac- your cattel fhall remain in the land which cording to all the law, which Mofes my Mofes gave you on this fide Jordan; but Servant commanded thee: turn not from it ye thall pass before your brethren armed,

all

Rahab concealsth Joshua. the two spies. all the mighty men of valour, and help II And affoon as we had heard thef chem: things, our hearts did melt, neither did 15 Untill the LORD have given your there remain any more courage in any brethren reft, as be bath given you, and they man, becaufe of you: for the LORD your alfo have poffeffed the land which the God, he is God in heaven above; and in LORD your God giveth them: then ye earth beneath.

hall return unto the land of your poffef 12 Now therefore, I pray you, fwear unfion, and enjoy it, which Mofes the to me by the LORD, fince I have thewed LORDS fervant gave you on this fide you kindness, that ye will alfo fhew kindJordan toward the fun-rifing. nef's unto my fathers houfe; and give me true token:

16 And they answered Jofhua, faying, a All that thou commandeft us, we will do, 13 And that ye will fave alive my fa and whitherfoever thou sendeft us, we will ther, and my mother, and my brethren, go. and my filters, and all that they have,and 1 According as we hearkened unto deliver our lives from death. Mofes in all things,fo will we hearken un- 14 And the men answered her, Our life to thee: onely the LORD thy God be with for yours, if ye utter not this our business. thee: as he was with Mofes. And it fhall be when the LORD hath given

18 Whofoever be be that doth rebella- us the land, that we will deal kindly and gainst thy commandment, and will not truly with thee.

hearken unto thy words, in all that thou 15 Then he let them down by a cord commandeft him, he fhall be put to death: through the window: for her houfe was onely be strong and of a good courage. upon the town-wall, and the dwelt upon the wall.

CHA P. II.

16 And the faid unto them, Get you to

1 Rabab concealetb the two spies. 8The covenant between her and them. 23 Their re- the mountain, leaft the purfuers meet you: turn and relation.. & hide your felves there three days, until

ANdofhua the fan of Nun fent out of the putluers be returned: and afterward Shittim two men, to fpie fecretly, fay- may ye go your way. ing, Go view the land, even Jericho, and they went and came into a harlots houfe, named Rahab, and lodged there.

17 And the men faid unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou haft made us fwear.

And it was told the king of Jericho, 18 Behold, when we come into the land, faying, Behold, there cane men in hither thou shalt bind this line of fcarlet-threed to night of the children of Ifrael,to fearch in the window which thou didit let us out the countrey. down by: and thou shalt bring thy father

3 And the king of Jericho fent unto and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all Rahab, faying, Bring forth the men that thy fathers houfhold home unto thee. are come to thee, which are entred into 19 And it all be, that whofoever shall thine houfe: for they be come to fearch go out of the doors of thy houfe into the out all the countrey. ftreet, his blood ball be upon his head, and 4 And the woman took the two men, we will be guiltlefs: and whofoever shall and hid them, and faid thus, There came be with thee in the houfe, his blood ball be men unto me, but I wift not whence they on our head, if any hand be upon him.

were:

5 And it came to pass about the time of fhutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went, I wote not: pursue after them quickly, for ye shall overtake them,

20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou haft made us to fwear.

21 And the faid, According unto your words, fo be it. And the fent them away, and they departed: and the bound the 6 But he had brought them up to the fcarlet-line in the window. roof of the houfe, and hid them with the 22 And they went, and came unto the ftalks offlax, which he had laid in order mountain, and abode there three dayes upon the roof. untill the purfuers were returned. And the 7 And the men purfued after them the purfuers fought them throughout all the way to Jordan, unto the foords: andaf-way, but found them not.

foon as they which purfued after them 23. So the two men returned, and de were gone out, they fhut the gate.

8 And before they were laid down,fhe came up unto them upon the roof.

fcended from the mountain, and paffed over, and came to Jofhua the fon of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: And the faid unto the men, I know 24 And theyfaid unto Fofhua, Truly the that the LORD hath given you the land, LORD hath delivered into our hands all and that your terrour is fallen upon us, the land: for even all the inhabitants of and that all the inhabitants of the land the countrey do faint because of us. faint becaufe of you:

10 For we have heard how the LORD 1 dried up the water of the Red-fea for you, when you came out of Egypt: & what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites that were on the other fide Jordan, Sihon

Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

CHAP. IN. Iofbua cometh to Jordan. 7 The Lord en couragetb bim. 14 The waters of for dan are divided. ANd Jofhua rofe early in the morning

and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of

over.

Fordan dried up. Chap.iv. Jeshua magnified. Ifrael, and lodged there before they paffed dry ground in the midlt of Jordan, and all the Ifraelites palled over on dry 2 And it came to pafs after three dayes, ground, untill all the people were passed that the officers went through the hoft: clean over Jordan. 3 And they commanded the people,faying, When ye fee the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the Prielts the Levites bearing it, then ye fhall remove from your place, and go after it.

CHAP. IV. Twelveftones taken for a memorial out of lordan. 9 Twelve other are set up therein. Lo The people pass over. And it came to pals, when all the plat iple were clean paffed over Jordan,that the LORD fpake unto Jofhua, faying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command you them, faying,Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests feet flood firm, twelve ftones, and ye shall carry 6 And Jofhua fpake unto the priests, them over with you, and leave them in the faying Take up the ark of the covenant, lodging place where you fhall lodge this and pats over before the people. And they night. took up the ark of the covenant and went 4 Then Johua called the twelve men before the people. whom he had prepared of the children of Ifrael, out of every tribe a man.

4. Yet there fhall be a fpace between you and it,about two thoufand cubites by meafure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye mult go: for ye have not paffed this way heretofore.

5 And Jofhua faid unto the people, Sanctifie your felves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

7 And the LORD faid unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnifie thee in 5 And Jolhua faid unto them, Pafs the tight of all Ifrael, they may know over before the ark of the LORD your as I was with Mofes, folfhall be with thee. God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye 8 And thou shalt comniand the priests up every man of you a ftone upon his that bear the ark of the covenant, faying, fhoulder, according to the number of the When ye are come to the brink of the wa- tribes of the children of Ifrael: ter of Jordan,ye fhall ftand ftillin Jordan. 6 That this may be a fign among you 9 And Jolhua faid unto the children that when your children ask their fathers of Ifrael, come hither and hear the words in time to come, faying, What mean you of the LORD your God. by thefe ftones?

to And Jolhua faid, Hereby ye fhall 7 Then ye fhallanfwer them, That the know that the living, God is among you, waters of Jordan were cut off before the and that he will without fail drive out ark of the covenant of the LORD, when from before you the Canaanites, and the it paffed over Jordan, the waters of Jor Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Periz- dan were cut off: and thefe ftones fhall be zites, and the Girgafhites, and the Amo- for a memoriall unto the children of lfrites, and the Jebulites. rael for ever.

11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of 8 And the children of Ifrael did fo as the Lord of all the earth, paffeth over before you into Jordan.

12 Now therefore take ye twelve men out of the tribes of Ifrael, out of every tribe a man.

Joshua commanded, and took up twelve ftones out of the midft of Jordan, as the LORD fpake unto Jofhua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Ifrael,and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

13 Andit fhall come to pafs, affoon as the foles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the 9 And Jofhua fet up twelve ftones in earth, fhall reft in the waters of Jordan, the midft of Jordan, in the place where the that the waters of Jordan fhall be cut off feet of the priests which bare the ark of the from the waters that come down from covenant ftood: and they are there unto above: and they fhall ftand upon an heap. this day.

14 And it came to pafs when the peo- 10 For the priests which bare the ark, pleremoved from their tents, to paf's over ftood in the midft of Jordan, untill every Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people:

15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and feet of priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks at the time of harveft)

thing was finished that the LORD comnianded Jofhua to speak unto the people, ac cording to ally Moles commandedJofhua: and the people hafted and paffed over.

11 And it came to pafs when all the people were clean paffed over, that the ark of the LORD paffed over, and the 16 That the waters which came down priefts in the prefence of the people. from above, ftood and rofe up upon an 12 And the children of Reuben, and the heap very far from the city Adam, that is children of Gad, and half the tribe of befide Zaretan: and thofe that came down Manaffeh, paffed over armed before the toward the fee of the plain, even the falt- children of Ifraelas Mofes spake unto fea, failed, and were cut off: and the peo- them:

ple paffed over right against Jericho.

13 About fourty thoufand prepared for 17 And the pricfts that bare the ark of war, paffed over before the LORD unto the Covenant of the LORD, flood firm on battel, to the plains of Jericho.

14¶ On

Girenmeißen renewed.

Joshua. 14 On that day the LORD magnified Jolhua in the fight of all Ifrael, and they feared him, as they feared Mofes all the days of his life.

15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, faying,

16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the teftimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

Manna ceafeth.

6 For the children of Ifrael walked fourty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war which came out of Egypt were confumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD fware that he would not hew them the land which the LORD fware unto their fathers that be would give us a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And their children, whom he raifed up in their ftead, them Jolhua circumcifed: for they were uncircumcifed,because they had not circumcifed them by the way.

8 And it came to pafs when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till thy were whole.

17 Joshua therefore commanded the Priefts, laying, Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to pafs when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the foles of the priests feet were lift up unto dry land, waters of Jordan returned unto their place & flowed over all his banks, as they did before. 9 And the LORD faid unto Jofhua,This 19 And the people came up out of day have I rolled away the reproach of Jordan on the tenth day of the firft Egypt from off you: wherefore the name moneth, and encamped in Gilgal, in the of the place is called Gilgal unto this eaft border of Jericho.

day.

20 And thofe twelve ftones which To And the children of Ifrael encampthey took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch ed in Gilgal, and kept the pafs-over, on in Gilgal. the fourteenth day of the moneth at even, in the plains of Jericho.

21 And he fpake unto the children of Ifrael, faying, When your children fhall ask their fathers in time to come, faying, What mean these ftones?

22 Then ye fhall let your children know, faying, Ifrael came over this Jordan on drie land.

23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you untill ye were paffed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red-fea, which he dried up from before us, untill we were gone over. 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD that it is mighty: thatye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

CHAP, V.

I The Canaanites are afraid. a Circumsifion renewed.

11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land, on the morrow after the pas over unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the felf-fame day."

12 And the manna ceafed on the mor row, after they had eaten of the old com of the land, neither had the children of Ifrael manna any more, but they did eat of fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13. And it came to pafs when Jofhua was by Jericho, that he lift up his eyes and looked and behold, there stood a man over againft him, with his word drawn in his hand: and Jofhua went unto him and faid unto him, Art thou forus, or for our adverfaries?

14 And he fayd, Nay, but as captain of the hoft of the LORD am I now come. And A Ndit came to pafs when all the kings Jofua fell on his face to the earth what of the Amorites, which were on the did worship, and faid unto him, fide of Jordan weftward, and all the kings faith my Lord unto his fervant? of the Canaanites, which were by the fea, 15 And the captain of the LORDS ho heard that the LORD had dried up the faid unto Jofhua, Loofe thy fhoe from off waters of Jordan from before the children thy foot, for the place whereon thow of Ifrael untill we were patfed over, that flandeft, is holy: and Joshua did fo. their heart melted; neither was there fpiCHAP. VI. rit in them any more, becaufe of the chil

dren of Ifrael.

2 At that time the LORD faid unto

Jofhua, Make thee fharp knives and circumcife again the children of Ifrael the fecond time.

be

feriebo is but up. 20 The wallsfall down. 22 Babab Javed Ow Ncauericho was ftraitly fhut up, of children of Ifrael: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD faid unto Jofhua,See, 3 And Jofhua made him fharp knives, I have given into thine hand jericho, and and circumcifed the children of Ifrael at the king thereof, and the mighty men of

the hill of the foreskins.

valour.

4 And this is the caufe why Joshua did 3 Andye fhall compafs the city, all y

of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war died in the wilderness by the way after they came out of Egypt.

once; thus fhalt thou do fix days.

city

4 And feven Priefts fhall bear before the ark feven trumpets of rams horns:and Now all the people that came out, the feventh day ye thall compafs the city were circumcifed; but all the people that feven times, and the Priefts fhall blow were born in the wildernefs by the way, with the trumpets.

as they came forth out of Egypt, then they had not circuncifed.

5 And it fhall come to pafs that when they make a long blag with the rams hont,

Chap.vii.

Rabab faved. Ifrael fnitten at Ai. and when ye hear the found of the trum- a great fhout, that the wall fell down fat pet, all the people fhall thout with a great fo that the people went up into the city, hout, and the wall of the city fhall fall every man ftraight before him, and they down flat, and the people fhallafcend up took the city. every man straight before him.

6 And Johua the fon of Nun called the Prielts, and faid unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let feven Priefts bear feven trumpets of rams horns before the ark the LORD.

21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep,and afs, with the edge of the fword.

22 But Joshua had faid unto the two men that had fpied out the countrey; Go 7 And he faid unto the people, Pafs on into the harlots houfe and bring out and compass the city, and let him that is thence the woman, and all that she hath, armed pafs on before the ark of the LORD, as ye fware unto her. 8 And it came to pals when Joshua had 23 And the young men that were fpies, fpoken unto the people,y the feven priests went in, and brought out Rahab, and her bearing the feven trumpets of rams horns, father, and her mother, and her brethren, paffed on before the LORD, and blew with and all that he had, and they brought out the trumpets: and the ark of the cove- all her kindred, and left them without the nant of the LORD followed them: camp of Ifrael.

9 And the armed men went before the 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and Priests that blew with y trumpets and the all that was therein, onely the filver and rere-ward came after the ark, the Priests the gold, and the veifels of brafs, and of going on, & blowing with the trumpets. iron, they put into the treasury of the To And Jofhua had commanded the peo- houfe of the LORD.

ple, faying, Yefhall not fhout, nor make 25 And Joshua faved Rahab the harlot aany noile w your voice, neither fhall any live, and her fathers houfhold, and all that word proceed out of your mouth, until the fhe had, and the dwelleth in Ifrael even unday I bid you fhout, then fhall ye fhout. to this day: becaufe fhe hid the messengers 11 So the ark of the LORD compaffed the which Jofhua fent to fpie out Jericho. city going about it once; and they came 26 And Jofhua adjured them at that into the camp, and lodged in the camp. time, faying, Curfed be the man before the 12 And Joshua role early in the morn- LORD, that rifeth up and buildeth this city ing, and the Priests took up the ark of the Jericho: he fhall lay the foundation thereLORD. of in his firft-born, and in his youngest 13 And feven Priests bearing feven fon fhall he fet up the gates of it. trumpet. of rams horns before the ark of 27 So the LORD was with Joshua, and the LORD, went on continually, and blew his fame was noifed throughout all the with the trumpets: and the armed men country. went before them, but the rere ward came after the ark of the LORD the Prieftsgo-1 Ifraelfmitten at Ai. 61ofhua complain ing on, and blowing with the trumpets. eth, 10 God inftru letbbim.

CHAP. VII.

14 And the fecond day they compaffed the city once, and returned into the But the children of Ifrael committed a trefpafs in the accurled thing, for camp: fo they did fix days. Achan the fon of Carmi, the fon of Zabdi, 15 And it came to paffe on the feventh the fon of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, day, that they rofe early about y dawning took of the accurfed thing, and the anger of the day, and compaffed city after the of the LORD was kindled against the fame manner, feven times, onely on that children of Ifrael.

day they compaffed the city leven times. 2 And Joshua fent men from Jericho to 16 And it came to pafs at the feventh Ai, which is befide Beth-aven, on the caft time, when the Prielts blew with trum- fide of Beth-el, and fpake unto them, fay pets, Joshuafaid unto the people, Shout, ing, Go up, and view the countrey. And for the LORD hath given you the city. the men went up, and viewed Ai,

17 And the city hall be accurfed, even 3 And they returned to Jofhua, and faid it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: unto him, Let not all the people go up, but onely Rahab the harlot fhall live, fhe and let about two or three thousand men go all that are within the houfe, becaufe fhe up, and finite Ai, and make not all the hid the mellengers that we fent. people to labour chither; for they are but,

curfe and trouble it.

18 And you in any wife keep your felvesfew. from the arcurled thing, left ye make your 4 So there went up thither of the peofelves accurfed when ye take of the accur-ple about three thousand men, and they fed thing, and make the canip of Ifrael a fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai (mote of them about 19 But all the filver and gold, and vef- thirty and fix men: for they chated them fels of beafs and iron, are conie rated un-from before the gate even unto Shebarim. to the LORD: they hall come into the and fmote them in the going down:wheretreasury of the LORD. fore the hearts of the people melted, and

20 So the people fhouted when the priests became as water: blew with the trumpets: and it came to 6 ¶ And Joshua rent his cloaths, and fell pafs when the people heard the found ofto the earth upon his face, before the ark the trumpet, and the people fhouted with of the LORD, until the even-tide, he and

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