And the whole community ¹  of the Israelites and the resident foreigner who lives among them will be forgiven, since all the people were involved in the unintentional offense.

You must have one law for the person who sins unintentionally, both for the native-born among the Israelites and for the resident foreigner who lives among them.

“Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ¹ 

And the priest must take cedar wood, hyssop, ¹  and scarlet wool and throw them into the midst of the fire where the heifer is burning. ² 

But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan.”

Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of fire, as you yourselves have, and lived to tell about it?

you must set apart for yourselves three cities ¹  in the middle of your land that the Lord your God is giving you as a possession.

you may bring her back to your house. She must shave her head, ¹  trim her nails,

When evening arrives he must wash himself with water and then at sunset he may reenter the camp.

Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns. ¹ 

The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites ¹  forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

So they went up to the town. As they were heading for the middle of the town, Samuel was coming in their direction ¹  to go up to the high place.

So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.

How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places!

But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended ¹  it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory.

I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

After all, ¹  they are your people and your special possession ²  whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace. ³ 

but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it ¹  and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory. ² 

Now Joab ¹  did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.