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18 And for about forty years [a]like a fatherly nurse He cared for them in the wilderness and endured their behavior.(A)

19 When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave them [the Hebrews] their land as an inheritance [distributing it to them by lot; all of which took] about 450 years.(B)

20 After that, He gave them judges until the prophet Samuel.

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  1. Acts 13:18 Some ancient manuscripts so read.

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