You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.

Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.

if you should see among them an attractive woman whom you wish to take as a wife,

(23:1) A man may not marry his father’s former wife and in this way dishonor his father.

Then the elders of his city must summon him and speak to him. If he persists, saying, “I don’t want to marry her,”

The priest will then take the basket from you and set it before the altar of the Lord your God.

‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

Even if your exiles are in the most distant land, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back.

Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that hovers over its young, so the Lord spread out his wings and took him, he lifted him up on his pinions.

“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

He happened to see a solid jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.

Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat down.

Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver.

The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.