- Bible
- Deuteronomy
- Chapter 3
- Verse 18
Deuteronomy 3:18
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
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Gill's Exposition
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