You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice<n id="1" /> the time of a hired worker; the <sc>Lordsc> your God will bless you in everything you do.p>

It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the <sc>Lordsc> his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out.

This accords with what happened at Horeb in the day of the assembly. You asked the <sc>Lordsc> your God: &#8220;Please do not make us hear the voice of the <sc>Lordsc> our<n id="1" /> God any more or see this great fire any more lest we die.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry<n id="1" /> and troops<n id="2" /> who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the <sc>Lordsc> your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

However, you may chop down any tree you know is not suitable for food,<n id="1" /> and you may use it to build siege works<n id="2" /> against the city that is making war with you until that city falls.p>

If the owner<n id="1" /> does not live<n id="2" /> near you or you do not know who the owner is,<n id="3" /> then you must corral the animal<n id="4" /> at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him.

The man who has raped her must pay her father fifty shekels of silver and she must become his wife because he has violated her; he may never divorce her as long as he lives.p>

Then the <sc>Lordsc> said to Moses, &#8220;You are about to die,<n id="1" /> and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they<n id="2" /> are going. They<n id="3" /> will reject<n id="4" /> me and break my covenant that I have made with them.<n id="5" />

and the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> commissioned Joshua son of Nun, &#8220;Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

The men said to her, &#8220;If you<n id="1" /> die, may we die too!<n id="2" /> If you do not report what we&#8217;ve been up to,<n id="3" /> then, when the <sc>Lordsc> hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance<n id="4" /> to you.&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

Instruct them, &#8216;Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests<n id="1" /> stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the <sc>Lordsc> had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.

<p class="bodytext">Joshua sent men from Jericho<n id="1" /> to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel<n id="2" />) and instructed them, &#8220;Go up and spy on the land.&#8221; So the men went up and spied on Ai.

The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation.<n id="1" /> I will no longer be with you,<n id="2" /> unless you destroy what has contaminated you.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> told Joshua, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid and don&#8217;t panic!<n id="1" /> Take the whole army with you and march against Ai!<n id="2" /> See, I am handing over to you<n id="3" /> the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

<p class="bodytext">At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country<n id="1" /> &#8211; from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel.<n id="2" /> Joshua annihilated them and their cities.

I was forty years old when Moses, the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report.<n id="1" />

(The Danites failed to conquer their territory,<n id="1" /> so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it<n id="2" /> Dan after their ancestor.<n id="3" />)

The one who committed manslaughter<n id="1" /> should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city.<n id="2" /> They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.<n id="3" />

(Now to one half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned land in Bashan; and to the other half Joshua had assigned land on the west side of the Jordan with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home,<n id="1" /> he rewarded<n id="2" /> them,