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For a long time you have ·supported [L not abandoned/forsaken] the other Israelites. You have been careful to ·obey the commands [or carry out the task] the Lord your God gave you [Deut. 3:18–20]. The Lord your God promised to give the Israelites ·peace [rest], and he has kept his promise. Now you may go back to your homes, to the land that Moses, the Lord’s servant, gave you, ·on the east side of [L beyond] the Jordan River. But be careful to obey the ·teachings [commandment] and laws Moses, the Lord’s servant, gave you: to love the Lord your God and ·obey his commands [L walk in his paths], to ·continue to follow [L hold fast to] him and serve him ·the very best you can [L with all your heart and with all your soul].”

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For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the Lord your God gave you. Now that the Lord your God has given them rest(A) as he promised, return to your homes(B) in the land that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan.(C) But be very careful to keep the commandment(D) and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord(E) your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands,(F) to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.(G)

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