Inheritances
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: thou shalt maintain his right against his enemy.
1. I HAVE appointed the Islands of the Great Lakes for the gathering of the Saints, saith the Lord God. I have given the Islands to them for their inheritance; even all that man walketh not unto from the main.
39 words,
164 letters.
2. And I have appointed my servant James the anointed Shepherd of my flock, to apportion unto every one his portion, for a perpetual inheritance.
24 words,
116 letters.
3. Let him, therefore, appoint unto everyone his inheritance, sufficient for him, and for his children: and to the Princes their portions, that they have an abundance for their servants, and their households; lest they be tempted to take reward for judgment, or feed not the poor for lack of bread, or deliver not the oppressed for the weakness of their arm.
62 words,
284 letters.
4. Ye shall not sell your inheritances: nor shall ye deliver them to the hands of strangers, to possess them. Ye shall in no wise grant them to others: for they are the dwel-
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ling of your wives, the food and raiment of your servants, and the home of your children.
49 words,
204 letters.
5. If ye sell your inheritances, and take a price for them, yet shall not the purchaser possess them. They shall not be his forever. And though you thrust him not out, yet shall your wives, your servants, and your children return to them, and none shall hinder.
47 words,
203 letters.
6. And a book of inheritances shall your King keep, and your Rulers also shall keep them, that every man may read therein, and trespass not upon his neighbour.
28 words,
125 letters.
7. Ye shall set up landmarks to your possessions, and no man shall move them. If ye set not up landmarks, or neglect to keep them up that they go to decay, and are lost, and one trespass unwittingly, ye shall not punish him. He shall pay for what he hath gotten, or he who hath suffered the trespass shall pay him for his labour, and take his own, if he will.
71 words,
275 letters.
8. If strangers or enemies set up landmarks against you, ye shall destroy them. They shall not remain.
17 words,
80 letters.
Total—3 sec., 337 words, 1,451 letters.
Inheritances usually consist of a town lot of about one acre, and a farm of from one hundred and fifty to two hundred acres.
1. I HAVE appointed the Islands of the Great Lakes for the gathering of the Saints, saith the Lord God. I have given the Islands to them for their inheritance; even all that man walketh not unto from the main.
39 words,
164 letters.
2. And I have appointed my servant James the anointed Shepherd of my flock, to apportion unto every one his portion, for a perpetual inheritance.
24 words,
116 letters.
3. Let him, therefore, appoint unto everyone his inheritance, sufficient for him, and for his children: and to the Princes their portions, that they have an abundance for their servants, and their households; lest they be tempted to take reward for judgment, or feed not the poor for lack of bread, or deliver not the oppressed for the weakness of their arm.
62 words,
284 letters.
4. Ye shall not sell your inheritances: nor shall ye deliver them to the hands of strangers, to possess them. Ye shall in no wise grant them to others: for they are the dwel-
[Page 299]
ling of your wives, the food and raiment of your servants, and the home of your children.
49 words,
204 letters.
5. If ye sell your inheritances, and take a price for them, yet shall not the purchaser possess them. They shall not be his forever. And though you thrust him not out, yet shall your wives, your servants, and your children return to them, and none shall hinder.
47 words,
203 letters.
6. And a book of inheritances shall your King keep, and your Rulers also shall keep them, that every man may read therein, and trespass not upon his neighbour.
28 words,
125 letters.
7. Ye shall set up landmarks to your possessions, and no man shall move them. If ye set not up landmarks, or neglect to keep them up that they go to decay, and are lost, and one trespass unwittingly, ye shall not punish him. He shall pay for what he hath gotten, or he who hath suffered the trespass shall pay him for his labour, and take his own, if he will.
71 words,
275 letters.
8. If strangers or enemies set up landmarks against you, ye shall destroy them. They shall not remain.
17 words,
80 letters.
Total—3 sec., 337 words, 1,451 letters.
Inheritances usually consist of a town lot of about one acre, and a farm of from one hundred and fifty to two hundred acres.