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40 All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.
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The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.
41 All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.
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The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.
42 Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.
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Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.
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So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
44 And the Lord gave them peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.
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The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hands.
45 The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.
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Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
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