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309
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.‘Vwhy tmV d‘ dysxh ‘Vwhy ymyb
The number of the verses of the book of Joshua is 656; and the sign is, And
the tongue of the dumb SHALL SING [Isa 35:6]. And its middle point is, And from
Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh [Jos 13:26]. And its sedarim are 14; and the sign is,
THE HAND of the Lord was upon me (
y
= 10,
d
= 4; Ezek 37:1]. And its peseqot are
22. The years of the book are 27 years from the crossing of the children of Israel in
the days of Joshua the pious unto the death of Joshua.