Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God.

“‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.

“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble.”

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom. He said:

After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter;

for you have not yet come to the final stop and inheritance the Lord your God is giving you.

You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.

Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.

Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”

And this is the blessing to Judah. He said, Listen, O Lord, to Judah’s voice, and bring him to his people. May his power be great, and may you help him against his foes.

I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”

They told Joshua, “We will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.

They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed it before the Lord.

They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”

He said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Describe for me the men you killed at Tabor.” They said, “They were like you. Each one looked like a king’s son.”

Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family,

The Lord’s messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord’s messenger.

She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.