Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance.
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Joshua son of Nun was mighty in war, and was the successor of Moses in the prophetic office. He became, as his name implies, a great savior of God's elect, to take vengeance on the enemies that rose against them, so that he might give Israel its inheritance.
2 How great glory gat he, when he did lift up his hands, and stretched out his sword against the cities!
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How glorious he was when he lifted his hands and brandished his sword against the cities!
3 Who before him so stood to it? for the Lord himself brought his enemies unto him.
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Who before him ever stood so firm? For he waged the wars of the Lord.
4 Did not the sun go back by his means? and was not one day as long as two?
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Was it not through him that the sun stood still and one day became as long as two?
5 He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him.
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He called upon the Most High, the Mighty One, when enemies pressed him on every side, and the great Lord answered him with hailstones of mighty power.
6 And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.
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He overwhelmed that nation in battle, and on the slope he destroyed his opponents, so that the nations might know his armament, that he was fighting in the sight of the Lord; for he was a devoted follower of the Mighty One.
7 In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring.
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And in the days of Moses he proved his loyalty, he and Caleb son of Jephunneh: they opposed the congregation, restrained the people from sin, and stilled their wicked grumbling.
8 And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey.
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And these two alone were spared out of six hundred thousand infantry, to lead the people into their inheritance, the land flowing with milk and honey.
9 The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:
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The Lord gave Caleb strength, which remained with him in his old age, so that he went up to the hill country, and his children obtained it for an inheritance,
10 That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.
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so that all the Israelites might see how good it is to follow the Lord.
11 And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their memory be blessed.
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The judges also, with their respective names, whose hearts did not fall into idolatry and who did not turn away from the Lord— may their memory be blessed!
12 Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children.
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May their bones send forth new life from where they lie, and may the names of those who have been honored live again in their children!
13 Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.
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Samuel was beloved by his Lord; a prophet of the Lord, he established the kingdom and anointed rulers over his people.
14 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto Jacob.
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By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord watched over Jacob.
15 By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision.
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By his faithfulness he was proved to be a prophet, and by his words he became known as a trustworthy seer.
16 He called upon the mighty Lord, when his enemies pressed upon him on every side, when he offered the sucking lamb.
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He called upon the Lord, the Mighty One, when his enemies pressed him on every side, and he offered in sacrifice a suckling lamb.
17 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard.
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Then the Lord thundered from heaven, and made his voice heard with a mighty sound;
18 And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians, and all the princes of the Philistines.
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he subdued the leaders of the enemy and all the rulers of the Philistines.
19 And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man's goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him.
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Before the time of his eternal sleep, Samuel bore witness before the Lord and his anointed: "No property, not so much as a pair of shoes, have I taken from anyone!" And no one accused him.
20 And after his death he prophesied, and shewed the king his end, and lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people.
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Even after he had fallen asleep, he prophesied and made known to the king his death, and lifted up his voice from the ground in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people.
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