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8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it up for a [a]sign, that as many as are bitten, may look upon it, and live.
9 (A)So Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it up for a sign: and when a serpent had bitten a man, then he looked to the serpent of brass, and [b]lived.
10 (B)And the children of Israel departed thence, and pitched in Oboth.
11 ¶ And they departed from Oboth, and pitched [c]in Ije Abarim, in the wilderness, which is before Moab on the East side.
12 ¶ They removed thence, and pitched upon the river of Zared.
13 ¶ Thence they departed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness, and cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: (for Arnon is the border of Moab, between the Moabites and the Amorites),
14 Wherefore it shall be spoken in the [d]book of the battles of the Lord, [e]what thing he did in the red sea, and in the rivers of Arnon,
15 And at the stream of the rivers that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
16 ¶ And from thence they turned to Beer: the same is the well where the Lord said unto Moses, Assemble the people, and I will give them water.
17 ¶ Then Israel sang this song, Rise up [f]well, [g]sing ye unto it.
18 The princes dug this well, the captains of the people dug it, even the [h]lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they came to Mattanah,
19 ¶ And from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20 ¶ And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the plain of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
21 ¶ Then Israel sent messengers unto Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,
22 (C)Let me go through thy land: we will not turn aside into the fields, nor into the vineyards, neither drink of the waters of the wells: we will go by the king’s way, until we be past thy country.
23 (D)But Sihon gave Israel no license to pass through his country, but Sihon assembled all his people, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
24 (E)But Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and conquered his land, from Arnon unto [i]Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon, for the border of the children of Ammon was [j]strong.
25 And Israel took all these cities, and dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites in Heshbon, and in all the [k]villages thereof.
26 For [l]Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, which had fought beforetime against the king of the Moabites, and had taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs, say, Come to Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and repaired,
28 For [m]a fire is gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the lords of Bamoth in Arnon.
29 Woe be to thee, Moab: O people of [n]Chemosh, thou art undone: he hath suffered his sons to be pursued, and his daughters to be in captivity to Sihon the king of the Amorites.
30 Their [o]empire also is lost from Heshbon unto Dibon, and we have destroyed them unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
31 ¶ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
32 And Moses sent to search out Jazer, and they took the towns belonging thereto, and rooted out the Amorites that were there.
33 ¶ (F)And they turned, and went up toward Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he, and all his people, to fight at Edrei.
34 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thine hand, and all his people, and his land: (G)and thou shalt do to him as thou diddest unto Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
35 They smote him therefore, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him: so they conquered his land.
22 5 King Balak sendeth for Balaam to curse the Israelites. 12 The Lord forbiddeth him to go. 22 The Angel of the Lord meeteth him, and his ass speaketh. 38 Balaam protesteth that he will speak nothing, but that which the Lord putteth in his mouth.
1 After, the children of Israel departed and pitched in the plain of Moab on the [p]other side of Jordan from Jericho.
2 ¶ Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 And the Moabites were sore afraid of the people, because they were many, and Moab [q]fretted against the children of Israel.
4 Therefore Moab said unto the [r]Elders of Midian, Now shall this multitude lick up all that are round about us, as an ox licketh up the grass of the field: and Balak the son of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.
5 (H)He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor (which is by the [s]river of the land of the children of his folk) to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which cover the face of the earth, and lie over against me.
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, and curse me this people (for they are stronger than I) so it may be that I shall be able to smite them, and to drive them out of the land: for I know that he, whom thou blessest, is blessed, and he whom thou cursest, shall be cursed.
7 And the Elders of Moab, and the Elders of Midian departed, having [t]the reward of the soothsaying in their hand, and they came unto Balaam, and told him the words of Balak.
8 Who answered them, Tarry here this night, and I will give you an answer, as the Lord shall say unto me. So [u]the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 Then God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10 And Baalam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab hath sent unto me, saying,
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, and covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse them for my sake: so it may be that I shall be able to overcome them in battle, and to drive them out.
12 And God [v]said unto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Return unto your land: for the Lord hath refused to give [w]me leave to go with you.
14 So the princes of Moab rose up, and went unto Balak, and said, Balaam hath refused to come with us.
15 Balak yet sent again more princes, and more honorable than they,
16 Who came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, [x]Be not thou stayed, I pray thee, from coming unto me.
17 For I will promote thee unto great honor, and will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 And Balaam answered, and said unto the servants of Balak, (I)If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
19 But now, I pray you, tarry here this night, that I may wit, what the Lord will say unto me [y]more.
20 And God came unto Balaam by night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them: but only what thing I say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 So Balaam rose up early, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And the wrath of God was kindled, because he [z]went: and the Angel of the Lord stood in the way to be against him, as he rode upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 And (J)when the ass saw the Angel of the Lord stand in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, the ass turned out of the way, and went into the field, but Balaam smote the ass to turn her into the way.
24 [aa]Again the Angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, having a wall on the one side, and a wall on the other.
25 And when the ass saw the Angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and dashed Balaam’s foot against the wall: wherefore he smote her again.
26 Then the Angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn, either to the right hand, or to the left.
27 And when the ass saw the Angel of the Lord, she [ab]lay down under Balaam: therefore Balaam was very wroth, and smote the ass with a staff.
28 Then the Lord [ac]opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me now three times?
29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, which thou hast ridden upon [ad]since thy first time unto this day? have I used at any time, to do thus unto thee? Who said, Nay.
31 And the Lord [ae]opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: then he bowed himself, and fell flat on his face.
32 And the Angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou now smitten thine ass three times? behold, I came out to withstand thee, because thy [af]way is not straight before me.
33 But the ass saw me, and turned from me now three times: for else, if she had not turned from me, surely I had even now slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 Then Balaam said unto the Angel of the Lord, I have sinned: for I wist not that thou stoodest in the way [ag]against me: now therefore if it displease thee, I will turn [ah]home again.
35 But the Angel said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but [ai]what I say unto thee, that shalt thou speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the [aj]border of Arnon, even in the utmost coast.
37 Then Balak said unto Balaam, Did not I send for thee to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee unto honor?
38 And Balaam made answer unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee, and can I now say [ak]anything at all? the word that God putteth in my mouth that shall I speak.
39 So Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto the city of [al]Huzoth.
40 Then Balak offered bullocks, and sheep, and sent thereof to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
41 And on the morrow Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of [am]Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
23 1 Balaam causeth seven altars to be built. 5 God teacheth him what to answer. 8 Instead of cursing he blesseth Israel. 19 God is not like man.
1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks, and seven rams.
2 And Balak did as Balaam said, and [an]Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
3 Then Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go, if so be that the Lord will come and meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me, I will tell thee: so he [ao]went forth alone.
4 And God [ap]met Balaam, and Balaam said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
5 And the Lord [aq]put an answer in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say on this wise.
6 So when he turned unto him, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 Then he uttered his [ar]parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from [as]Aram out of the mountains of the East, saying, Come, curse Jacob for my sake: come, and [at]detest Israel.
8 How shall I curse, where God hath not cursed? or how shall I detest, where the Lord hath not detested?
9 For from the top of the rocks I did see him, and from the hills I did behold him: lo, the people shall dwell by themselves, and shall not be reckoned among the [au]nations.
10 Who can tell the [av]dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me [aw]die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his.
11 Then Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12 And he answered, and said, Must I not take heed to speak that, which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the utmost part of them and shalt not see them all: therefore curse them out of that place for my sake.
14 ¶ And he brought him into [ax]Zophim to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
15 After, he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, and I will meet the Lord yonder.
16 And the Lord met Balaam, and (K)put an answer in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him: so Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord said?
18 And he uttered his parable, and said, Rise up Balak, and hear: hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor.
19 [ay]God is not as man, that he should lie, neither as the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shall he not accomplish it?
20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.
21 He seeth none iniquity in Jacob, nor seeth no transgression in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the [az]joyful shout of a King is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt: their strength is as an unicorn.
23 For there is no sorcery in Jacob, nor soothsaying in Israel, [ba]according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought?
24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down, till he eat of the prey, and till he drink the blood of the slain.
25 Then Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse, nor bless them at all.
26 But Balaam answered, and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that must I do?
27 ¶ Again Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another [bb]place, if so be it will please God, that thou mayest thence curse them for my sake.
28 So Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
29 Then Balaam said unto Balak, Make me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks, and seven rams.
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
24 5 Balaam prophesieth of the great prosperity that should come unto Israel. 17 Also of the coming of Christ. 20 The destruction of the Amalekites, and of the Kenites.
1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, then he went not, (L)as certain times before, to set divinations, but set his face toward the [bc]wilderness.
2 And Balaam lift up his eyes, and looked upon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him,
3 (M)And he uttered his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes [bd]were shut up, hath said,
4 He hath said which heard the words of God, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and [be]falling in a trance had his eyes opened:
5 ¶ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thine habitations, O Israel!
6 As the valleys are they stretched forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the [bf]aloe trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters.
7 The [bg]water droppeth out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his King shall be higher than [bh]Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shall be as an unicorn: he shall eat the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, and shoot them through with his arrows.
9 (N)He coucheth, and lieth down as a young Lion, and as a Lion: Who shall stir him up? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10 Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and [bi]smote his hands together: so Balak said unto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them now three times.
11 Therefore now flee unto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee unto honor, but lo, the [bj]Lord hath kept thee back from honor.
12 Then Balaam answered Balak, Told I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot pass the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind? what the Lord shall command, that same will I speak.
14 And now behold, I go unto my people: come, I will [bk][bl]advertise thee what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days.
15 And he uttered his parable, and said Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes were shut up hath said,
16 He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and falling in a trance had his eyes opened:
17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: there shall come a [bm]Star of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise of Israel and shall smite the [bn]coasts of Moab, and destroy all the sons of [bo]Sheth.
18 And Edom shall be possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shall do valiantly.
19 He also that shall have dominion shall be of Jacob, and shall destroy the remnant of the [bp]city.
20 ¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he uttered his parable, and said, Amalek was the [bq]first of the nations: but his latter end shall come to destruction.
21 And he looked on the [br]Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and [bs]put thy nest in the rock:
22 Nevertheless, [bt]the Kenite shall be spoiled, until Asshur carry thee away captive.
23 Again he uttered his parable, and said, Alas, [bu]who shall live when God doeth this?
24 The ships also shall come from the coasts of [bv]Kittim, and subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and [bw]he also shall come to destruction.
25 Then Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
25 2 The people committeth fornication with the daughters of Moab. 9 Phinehas killeth Zimri and Cozbi. 11 God maketh his covenant with Phinehas. 17 God commandeth, to kill the Midianites.
1 Now while Israel abode in (O)Shittim, the people began to commit whoredom with the [bx]daughters of Moab:
2 Which called the people unto the sacrifice of their gods, and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.
3 And Israel [by]coupled himself unto Baal of Peor: wherefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel:
4 And the Lord said unto Moses, (P)Take all the heads of the people and hang them up [bz]before the Lord [ca]against the Sun, that the indignation of the Lord’s wrath may be turned from Israel.
5 Then Moses said unto the Judges of Israel, Everyone slay his [cb]men that were joined unto Baal of Peor.
6 ¶ And behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the Congregation of the children of Israel, [cc]who wept before the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
7 (Q)And when Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the Priest saw it, he rose up from the midst of the Congregation, and took a [cd]spear in his hand,
8 And followed the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust them both through: to wit, the man of Israel, and the woman, [ce]through her belly: so the plague ceased from the children of Israel.
9 (R)And there died in that plague four and twenty thousand.
10 Then the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
11 (S)Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the Priest, hath turned mine anger away from the children of Israel, while he [cf]was zealous for my sake among them: therefore I have not consumed the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12 Wherefore say to him, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace.
13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of the Priest’s office forever, because he was zealous for his God, and hath made an [cg]atonement for the children of Israel.
14 And the name of the Israelite thus slain, which was killed with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, prince [ch]of the family of the Simeonites.
15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain, was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was head over the people of his father’s house in Midian.
16 ¶ Again the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
17 (T)Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
18 For they trouble you with their [ci]wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you as concerning Peor, and as concerning their sister Cozbi daughter of a prince of Midian, which was slain in the day of the plague because of Peor.
26 2 The Lord commandeth to number the children of Israel in the plain of Moab, from twenty years old and above. 57 The Levites and their families. 64 None of them that were numbered in Sinai go into Canaan, save Caleb and Joshua.
1 And so after the [cj]plague, the Lord spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the Priest, saying,
2 Take the number of all the Congregation of the children of Israel, (U)from twenty years old and above, throughout their father’s houses, all that go forth to war in Israel.
3 So Moses and Eleazar the Priest spake unto them in the plain of Moab, by Jordan [ck]toward Jericho, saying,
4 From twenty years old and above ye shall number the people, as the Lord (V)had commanded Moses, and the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
5 ¶ (W)Reuben the firstborn of Israel: the children of Reuben were: Hanoch, of whom came the family of the Hanochites, and of Pallu the family of the Palluites:
6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
7 These are the families of the Reubenites: and they were in number three and forty thousand, seven hundred and thirty.
8 And the sons of Pallu, Eliab.
9 And the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and (X)strove against Moses and against Aaron in the [cl]assembly of Korah, when they strove against the Lord.
10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, who were [cm]for a sign.
11 Notwithstanding, all the sons of Korah died not.
12 ¶ And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin the family of the Jachinites:
13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
14 These are the families of the Simeonites: two and twenty thousand, and two hundred.
15 ¶ The sons of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whom came the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
16 Of Ozni the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
18 These are the families of the sons of Gad, according to their numbers forty thousand and five hundred.
19 ¶ The sons of Judah, Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of [cn]Canaan.
20 So were the sons of Judah after their families: of Shelah came the family of the Shelanites: of Perez, the family of the Parzites, of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
21 And the sons of (Y)Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul the family of the Hamulites.
22 These are the families of Judah, after their numbers, seventy and six thousand and five hundred.
23 ¶ The sons of Issachar after their families were: Tola, of whom came the family of the Tolaites: of Puah, the family of the Punites:
24 Of Jashub the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron the family of the Shimronites.
25 These are the families of Issachar, after their numbers, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
26 ¶ The sons of Zebulun, after their families were: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
27 These are the families of the Zebulunites, after their numbers threescore thousand and five hundred.
28 ¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The sons of Manasseh were of (Z)Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead came the family of the Gileadites.
30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites, of Helek, the family of the Helekites.
31 Of Asriel the family of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the family of Shechemites.
32 Of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33 ¶ And (AA)Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
34 These are the families of Manasseh, and the number of them, two and fifty thousand and seven hundred.
35 ¶ These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim after their numbers two and forty thousand and five hundred: these are the sons of Joseph after their families.
38 ¶ These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela came the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham the family of the Huphamites.
40 And the sons of Bela, were Ard and Naaman; of Ard came the family of the Ardites, of Naaman the family of the Naamites.
41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families, and their numbers, five and forty thousand and six hundred.
42 ¶ These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the family of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their households.
43 All the families of the Shuhamites were after their numbers, threescore and four thousand, and four hundred.
44 ¶ The sons of Asher after their families were of Jimna, the families of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
45 The sons of Beriah were: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
47 These are the families of the sons of Asher after their numbers three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
48 ¶ The sons of Naphtali, after their families were: of Jahzeel, the families of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites.
49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their households, and their number, five and forty thousand and four hundred.
51 These are the [co]numbers of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
52 ¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance, according to the number of [cp]names.
54 (AB)To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give less inheritance: to every one according to his number shall be given his inheritance.
55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be (AC)divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit:
56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
57 ¶ (AD)These also are the numbers of the Levites, after their families: of Gershon came the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the families of Levi, the family of the Libnites: the family of the Hebronites: the family of the Mahlites: the family of the Mushites: the family of the Korathites: and Kohath begat Amram.
59 And Amram’s wife was called (AE)Jochebed the daughter of Levi, which was born unto Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 And unto Aaron were born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61 (AF)And Nadab and Abihu died, because they offered strange fire before the Lord.
62 And their numbers were three and twenty thousand, all males from a month old and above, for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
63 ¶ These are the numbers of Moses and Eleazar the Priest which numbered the children of Israel in the plain of Moab, near Jordan, toward Jericho.
64 And among these there was not a man of them, [cq]whom Moses and Aaron the Priest numbered, when they told the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
65 For the Lord said unto them, (AG)They shall die in the wilderness: so there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
27 1 The Law of the heritage of the daughters of Zelophehad. 12 The land of promise showed unto Moses. 16 Moses prayeth for a governor unto the people. 18 Joshua is appointed in his stead.
1 Then came the daughters of (AH)Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the family of Manasseh, the son of Joseph (and the names of his daughters were these, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah)
2 And stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the Priest, and before the Princes, and all the assembly at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying,
3 Our father (AI)died in the wilderness, and he was not among the assembly of them that were assembled against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died in his [cr]sin, and had no sons.
4 Wherefore should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he hath no son? give us a possession among the brethren of our father.
5 Then Moses brought their [cs]cause before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt give them a possession to inherit among their father’s brethren, and shalt turn the inheritance of their father unto them.
8 Also thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die and have no son, then ye shall turn his inheritance unto his daughter.
9 And if he have no daughter, ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
10 And if he have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
11 And if his father have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance unto his next kinsman of his family, and he shall possess it: and this shall be unto the children of Israel a law of [ct]judgment, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
12 ¶ Again the Lord said unto Moses, (AJ)Go up into this mount of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou shalt be gathered unto thy people also, (AK)as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
14 For ye were (AL)disobedient unto my word in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the assembly to sanctify me in the waters before their eyes: (AM)That is the water of [cu]Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
15 ¶ Then Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
16 Let the Lord God of the [cv]spirits of all flesh appoint a man over the Congregation,
17 Who may [cw]go out and in before them, and lead them out and in, that the Congregation of the Lord be not as sheep, which have not a shepherd.
18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, in whom is the Spirit, and [cx]put thine hands upon him,
19 And set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation, and give him a charge in their sight,
20 And [cy]give him of thy glory, that all the Congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the Priest, who shall ask counsel for him (AN)by the [cz]judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, and all the Congregation.
22 So Moses did as the Lord hath commanded him, and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation.
23 Then he put his hands upon him, and gave him a [da]charge, as the Lord had spoken by the hand of Moses.
28 4 The daily sacrifice. 9 The sacrifice of Sabbath. 11 Of the Month, 16 Of the Passover, 26 Of the firstfruits.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall observe to offer unto me in their due season mine offering, and [db]my bread for my sacrifices made by fire for a sweet savor unto me.
3 Also thou shalt say unto them, (AO)This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord, two lambs of a year old, without spot daily, for a continual burnt offering.
4 One lamb shalt thou prepare in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou prepare at even.
5 (AP)And the tenth part of an Ephah of fine flour for a (AQ)meat offering mingled with the fourth part of an (AR)Hin of beaten oil.
6 This shall be a daily burnt offering, as was made in the mount Sinai for a sweet savor: it is a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
7 And the drink offering thereof the fourth part of an Hin for one lamb: in the holy place cause to pour the drink offering unto the Lord.
8 And the other lamb thou shalt prepare at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof shalt thou prepare this [dc]for an offering made by fire of sweet savor unto the Lord.
9 ¶ But on the Sabbath day ye shall offer two lambs of a year old, without spot, and two [dd]tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof.
10 This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, beside the [de]continual burnt offering, and drink offering thereof.
11 ¶ And in the beginning of your months, ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord, two young bullocks, and a ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without spot,
12 And three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering mingled with oil for one bullock, and two tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil for one ram,
13 And a tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb, for a burnt offering of sweet savor: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
14 And their [df]drink offerings shall be half an Hin of wine unto one bullock, and the third part of an Hin unto a ram, and the fourth part of an Hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month, throughout the months of the year.
15 And one he goat for a sin offering unto the Lord shall be prepared, besides the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
16 (AS)Also the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the Lord.
17 And in the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
18 In the (AT)first day shall be an holy [dg]convocation, ye shall do no servile work therein.
19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord, two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old: see that they be without blemish.
20 And their meat offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye prepare for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram:
21 One tenth deal shalt thou prepare for every lamb, even for the seven lambs.
22 And an he goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
23 Ye shall prepare these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is a continual burnt sacrifice.
24 After this manner ye shall prepare throughout all the seven days, for the [dh]maintaining of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor unto the Lord: it shall be done beside the continual burnt offering and drink offering thereof.
25 And in the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation, wherein ye shall do no servile work.
26 ¶ Also in the day of your firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, according to your [di]weeks ye shall have an holy convocation: and ye shall do no servile work in it:
27 But ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savor unto the Lord, two young bullocks, a ram, and seven lambs of a year old,
28 And their meat offering of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto a bullock, two tenth deals to a ram,
29 And one tenth deal unto every lamb throughout the seven lambs,
30 And an he goat to make an atonement for you:
31 (Ye shall do this besides the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering:) [dj]see they be without blemish, with their drink offerings.
29 1 Of the three principal feasts of the seventh month, to wit, the feast of trumpets, 7 The feast of reconciliation, 12 And the feast of Tabernacles.
1 Moreover, in the first day of the [dk]seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein: (AU)it shall be a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
2 And ye shall make a burnt offering for a sweet savor unto the Lord: one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish.
3 And their meat offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto the bullock, and two tenth deals unto the ram,
4 And one tenth deal unto the lamb, for the seven lambs,
5 And an he goat for a sin offering to make an atonement for you,
6 Beside the burnt offering of the [dl]month, and his meat offering, and the continual [dm]burnt offering, and his meat offering and the drink offerings of the same according to their manner, for a sweet savor: it is a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
7 ¶ (AV)And ye shall have in the tenth day of the seventh month, an holy [dn]convocation: and ye shall (AW)humble yourselves, and shall not do any work therein.
8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savor: one young bullock, a ram, and seven lambs of a year old: see they be without blemish.
9 And their meat offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to a ram,
10 One tenth deal unto every lamb, throughout the seven lambs,
11 An he goat for a sin offering, (beside the sin offering to make the atonement, and the continual [do]burnt offering and the meat offering thereof) and their drink offerings.
12 ¶ And in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, ye shall have an holy [dp]convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein, but ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days.
13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sacrifice made by fire of sweet savor unto the Lord, thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old: they shall be without blemish.
14 And their meat offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to either of the two rams,
15 And one tenth deal unto each of the fourteen lambs,
16 And one he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
17 ¶ And the [dq]second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish,
18 With their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams and for the lambs according to their number, after the manner,
19 And an he goat for a sin offering, (beside the continual burnt offering and his meat offering) and their drink offerings.
20 ¶ Also the third day ye shall offer eleven bullocks, two rams and fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish,
21 With their meat offering and their drink offerings, for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, after their number, according to the [dr]manner,
22 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
23 ¶ And the fourth day ye shall offer ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
24 Their meat offering and their drink offerings, for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs according to their number after the manner,
25 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering and his drink offering.
26 ¶ In the fifth day also ye shall offer nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish,
27 And their meat offering, and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs according to their number, after the manner,
28 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering and his drink offering.
29 ¶ And in the sixth day ye shall offer eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish,
30 And their meat offering, and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs according to their number, after the manner,
31 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering and his drink offerings.
32 ¶ In the seventh day also ye shall offer seven bullocks, two rams and fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish,
33 And their meat offering, and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs according to their number, after their manner,
34 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering and his drink offering.
35 ¶ In the eighth day, ye shall have (AX)a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein,
36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire for a sweet savor unto the Lord, one bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old without blemish,
37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs according to their number, after the manner,
38 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
39 These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your feasts, beside your [ds]vows, and your free offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.
30 3 Concerning vows. 4 The vow of the maid, 7 Of the wife, 10 Of the widow or divorced.
1 Then Moses spake unto the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had commanded [dt]him.
2 Moses also spake unto the heads of the tribes [du]concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded,
3 Whosoever voweth a vow unto the Lord, or sweareth an oath to bind [dv]himself by a bond, he shall not [dw]break his promise, but shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
4 If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house, in the time of her youth,
5 And her father hear her vow and bond, wherewith she hath bound herself, and her father hold his [dx]peace concerning her, then all her vows shall stand and every bond, wherewith she hath bound herself, shall stand.
6 But if her [dy]father disallow her the same day that he heareth all her vows and bonds, wherewith she hath bound herself, they shall not be of value, and the Lord will forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
7 And if she have an husband when she voweth or [dz]pronounceth ought with her lips, wherewith she bindeth herself,
8 If her husband heard it, and holdeth his peace concerning her, the same day he heareth it, then her vow shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bindeth herself shall stand in effect.
9 But if her husband disallow her the same day that he heareth it, then shall he make her vow which she hath made, and that that she hath pronounced with her lips, wherewith she bound [ea]herself, of none effect: and the Lord will forgive her.
10 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced (wherewith she hath bound herself) shall stand in [eb]effect with her.
11 And if she vowed in her husband’s [ec]house, or bound herself straightly with an oath,
12 And her husband hath heard it, and held his peace concerning her, not disallowing her, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond, wherewith she bound herself, shall stand in effect.
13 But if her husband disannulled them the same day that he heard them, nothing that proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning [ed]her bonds, shall stand in effect: for her husband hath disannulled them: and the Lord will forgive her.
14 So every vow, and every oath or bond, made to [ee]humble the soul, her husband may stablish it, or her husband may break it.
15 But if her husband hold his peace concerning her from [ef]day to day, then he stablisheth all her vows and all her bonds which she hath made: he hath confirmed them because he held his peace concerning her the same day that he heard them.
16 But if he [eg]break them after that he hath heard them, then shall he bear her iniquity.
17 These are the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter, being young in her father’s house.
31 8 Five Kings of Midian and Balaam are slain. 18 Only the maids are reserved alive. 27 The prey is equally divided. 50 A present given of Israel.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 (AY)Revenge the children of Israel of the Midianites, and afterward shalt thou be (AZ)gathered unto thy people.
3 And Moses spake to the people, saying, Harness some of you unto war, and let them go against Midian, to execute the vengeance of the Lord [eh]against Midian.
4 A thousand of every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel shall ye send to the war.
5 So there were taken out of the thousands of Israel, twelve thousand prepared unto war, of every tribe a thousand.
6 And Moses sent them to the war, even a thousand of every tribe, and sent them with [ei]Phinehas the son of Eleazar the Priest to the war: and the holy instruments, that is, the trumpets to blow were in his hand.
7 And they warred against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and slew all the males.
8 They slew also the kings of Midian among them that were slain: (BA)Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian, and they slew [ej]Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
9 But the children of Israel took the women of Midian prisoners, and their children, and spoiled all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
10 And they burnt all their cities, wherein they dwelt, and all their [ek]villages with fire.
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey both of men and beasts.
12 And they brought the [el]captives and that which they had taken, and the spoil unto Moses and to Eleazar the Priest, and unto the Congregation of the children of Israel, into the camp in the plain of Moab, which was by Jordan toward Jericho.
13 ¶ Then Moses and Eleazar the Priest, and all the princes of the Congregation went out of the camp to meet them.
14 And Moses was angry with the captains of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the war and battle.
15 And Moses said unto them, What? have ye saved all the [em]women?
16 Behold, (BB)these caused the children of Israel through the (BC)counsel of Balaam to commit a trespass against the Lord, [en]as concerning Peor, and there came a plague among the Congregation of the Lord.
17 Now therefore, (BD)slay all the males among the [eo]children, and kill all the women that have known man by carnal copulation.
18 But all the women-children that have not known carnal copulation, keep alive for yourselves.
19 And ye shall remain without the host seven days, all that have killed any person, (BE)and all that have touched any dead, and purify both yourselves and your prisoners the third day and the seventh.
20 Also ye shall purify every garment and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.
21 ¶ And Eleazar the Priest said unto the men of war, which went to the battle, This is the ordinance [ep]of the law which the Lord (BF)commanded Moses.
22 As for gold, and silver, brass, iron, tin, and lead:
23 Even all that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: yet, it shall be [eq]purified with (BG)the water of purification: and all that suffereth not the fire, ye shall cause to pass by the [er]water.
24 Ye shall wash also your clothes the seventh day, and ye shall be clean: and afterward ye shall come into the host.
25 ¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of persons and of cattle, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chief fathers of the Congregation.
27 And divide the prey [es]between the soldiers that went to the war, and all the Congregation.
28 And thou shalt take a tribute unto the Lord of the [et]men of war, which went out to battle: one person of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep.
29 Ye shall take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the Priest, as an heave offering of the Lord.
30 But of the half of the children of Israel thou shalt take [eu]one, taken out of fifty, both of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the sheep, even of all the cattle, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, which have the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lord.
31 And Moses and Eleazar the Priest did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
32 And the booty, to wit, the rest of the prey which the men of war had spoiled, was six hundred seventy and five thousand sheep,
33 And seventy and two thousand beeves,
34 And threescore and one thousand asses,
35 And two and thirty thousand persons in all, of women that had [ev]lain by no man.
36 And the half, to wit, the part of them that went out to war, touching the number of sheep, was three hundred seven and thirty thousand, and five hundred.
37 And the [ew]Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy and five.
38 And the beeves were six and thirty thousand, whereof the Lord’s tribute was seventy and two.
39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, whereof the Lord’s tribute was threescore and one:
40 And [ex]of persons sixteen thousand, whereof the Lord’s tribute was two and thirty persons.
41 And Moses gave the tribute of the Lord’s offering unto Eleazar the Priest, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
42 And of the [ey]half of the children of Israel, which Moses divided from the men of war,
43 (For the half that pertained unto the congregation, was three hundred thirty and seven thousand sheep and five hundred,
44 And six and thirty thousand beeves,
45 And thirty thousand asses, and five hundred,
46 And sixteen thousand persons.)
47 Moses, I say, took of the half that pertained unto the [ez]children of Israel, one taken out of fifty, both of the persons, and of the cattle, and gave them unto the Levites, which have the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
48 ¶ Then the captains which were over thousands of the host, the captains over the thousands, and the captains over the hundreds came unto Moses:
49 And said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under [fa]our authority, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50 [fb]We have therefore brought a present unto the Lord, what every man found of Jewels of gold, bracelets, and chains, rings, earrings, and ornaments of the legs, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
51 And Moses and Eleazar the Priest took the gold of them, and all wrought jewels,
52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord (of the captains over thousands and hundreds) was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53 (For the men of war had spoiled, every man for [fc]himself.)
54 And Moses and Eleazar the Priest took the gold of the captains over the thousands, and over the hundreds, and brought it into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, for a [fd]memorial of the children of Israel before the Lord.
32 2 The request of the Reubenites and Gadites, 16 and their promise unto Moses. 20 Moses granteth their request. 33 The Gadites, Reubenites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, conquer and build cities on this side Jordan.
1 Now the children of [fe]Reuben, and the children of Gad had an exceeding great multitude of cattle: and they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of [ff]Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattle.
2 Then the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben came, and spake unto Moses and to Eleazar the Priest, and unto the Princes of the Congregation, saying,
3 The land of Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 Which country the Lord smote before the Congregation of Israel; is a land meet for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and ye tarry here?
7 Wherefore now [fg]discourage you the heart of the children of Israel to go over into the land, which the Lord hath given them?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
9 For (BH)when they went up even unto the [fh]river of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they would not go into the land, which the Lord had given them.
10 And the Lord’s wrath was kindled the same day, and he did swear, saying,
11 [fi]None of the men that came out of Egypt, (BI)from twenty years old and above, shall see the land for the which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not [fj]wholly followed me:
12 Except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have constantly followed the Lord.
13 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and made [them] wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done [fk]evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.
14 And behold, ye are risen up in your father’s stead as an increase of sinful men still to augment the fierce wrath of the Lord toward Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from following him, he will yet again leave the people in the wilderness, and [fl]ye shall destroy all this folk.
16 And they went near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our sheep, and for our cattle, and cities for our children.
17 But we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their [fm]place: but our children shall dwell in the defensed cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited, every man his inheritance.
19 Neither will we inherit with them beyond Jordan and on that side, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan Eastward.
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