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And it came to pass that after Joshua had gone all the way of the earth, that the children of Joseph did take the sword of Joseph that had been made for Joseph when he did reign over all of Egypt, save it be the Pharoh of Egypt:
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The hilt of which being made of pure gold, and the workmanship thereof being exceedingly fine, and the blade thereof being made from the most precious of metals, the like of which was not to be found in all the lands, not even amongst the Egyptians;
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Yea, that same sword that Joshua did use to lead his people into battle in the name of יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, did they take, and they did pass it down unto the descendants of Joseph, even unto this day.
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¶ And it came to pass that the people of Israel did go asking of יהוה (YHVH), saying: Who is it that shall go up for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?
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For the wars of יהוה (YHVH) against the elohim of those lands had come to an end, but the wars between Israel and these foreign nations did continue.
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And thus did the people go unto the twelve men and the twelve women, one man and one woman from each of the tribes, anointed and set apart to judge the people, and these did enquire of יהוה (YHVH).
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH) did speak unto Israel through these twelve men and twelve women of Israel, saying:
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Judah shall go up; behold, יהוה (YHVH) hath delivered the land into his hand.
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¶ And it came to pass that Judah did say unto his brother, Simeon: Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I, likewise, will go with thee into thy lot.
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And so it was that Simeon did go forth with him.
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And it came to pass that when Judah did go up that יהוה (YHVH) did deliver the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand.
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¶ And it came to pass that after they had slain ten thousand men, that they did find Adoni-Bezeq (אדֹני־בזק lord of Bezek) in Bezeq (בזק Bezek, lightning);
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And so it was that they did fight against him, and they did slay many of the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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And it came to pass that when Adoni-Bezeq did flee the battle that they did pursue him; and they did catch him.
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And so it was that they did cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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Wherefore, Adoni-Bezeq did say: Of the seventy-two kings I have brought low, these have gathered their meat under my table, for I had even cut off their thumbs and their great toes;
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Therefore, even as I have done, so hath Ve’Daiyan Israel (לארשי ןידו Protector/Judge of Israel) requited me.
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¶ And it came to pass that they did take Adoni-Bezeq to Jerusalem, and there he died.
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And so it was that the children of Judah did fight against Jerusalem, and they did take the city by the edge of the sword, and they did see the city burn.
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¶ And it came to pass that the children of Judah did go down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountains, and in the south, and in the valley.
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And so it was that Judah did march against the Canaanites that dwelt in Qiryath Cannah, and they did take Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, and they were no more.