1 And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them: 2 Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses, 3 so that anyone who will have struck down a life unintentionally may flee to them. And so, he may […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Joshua 21
1 And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel. 2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, “The Lord instructed, […]
Joshua 22
1 In the same time, Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the one half tribe of Manasseh. 2 And he said to them: “You have done all that Moses, the servant of the Lord, instructed you. You have also obeyed me in all things. 3 Neither have you forsaken your brothers during this […]
Joshua 23
1 Now a long time passed, after the Lord had given peace to Israel by subjecting all the surrounding nations. And Joshua was now old and very advanced in age. 2 Joshua called all of Israel, and those greater by birth, and the leaders and rulers and teachers, and he said to them: “I am […]
Joshua 24
1 And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, and he called those greater by birth, and the leaders and judges and teachers. And they stood in the sight of the Lord. 2 And he spoke to the people in this way: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Your fathers […]
Deuteronomy 1
1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all of Israel, across the Jordan, in the plain of the wilderness opposite the Red Sea, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth, where gold is very plentiful, 2 eleven days from Horeb, by way of Mount Seir as far as Kadesh-barnea. 3 In the […]
Deuteronomy 2
1 “And setting out from there, we arrived at the wilderness which leads to the Red Sea, just as the Lord had spoken to me. And we encompassed Mount Seir for a long time. 2 And the Lord said to me: 3 ‘You have encompassed this mountain for long enough. Go forth, toward the north. […]
Deuteronomy 3
1 “And so, having turned back, we ascended by the way of Bashan. And Og, the king of Bashan, went forth with his people to meet us in warfare at Edrei. 2 And the Lord said to me: ‘You should not fear him. For he has been delivered into your hand, with all his people […]
Deuteronomy 4
1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the precepts and judgments which I am teaching to you, so that, by doing these, you may live, and you may enter and possess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, will give to you. 2 You shall not add to the word which I […]
Deuteronomy 5
1 And Moses summoned all of Israel, and he said to them: “Listen, O Israel, to the ceremonies and judgments, which I am speaking to your ears on this day. Learn them, and fulfill them in deed. 2 The Lord our God formed a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 He did not make the […]