<p class="poetry">The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">its features<n id="2" /> are dyed<n id="3" /> like a garment.p>

Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.

but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it<n id="1" /> and defeated the Philistines; the <sc>Lordsc> gave them a great victory.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel&#8217;s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

The leaders<n id="1" /> of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God&#8217;s people, which numbered<n id="2" /> four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then the <sc>Lordsc> said to Moses, &#8220;The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent<n id="1" /> of meeting<n id="2" /> so that I can commission him.&#8221;<n id="3" /> So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.