cheek, [or breast,] and the right shoulder of the sacrifice, to
the priests. With these Moses contrived that the priests should
be plentifully maintained, besides what they had out of those
offerings for sins which the people gave them, as I have set it
down in the foregoing book. He also ordered, that out of every
thing allotted for the priests, their servants, [their sons,]
their daughters, and their wives, should partake, as well as
themselves, excepting what came to them out of the sacrifices
that were offered for sins; for of those none but the males of
the family of the priests might eat, and this in the temple also,
and that the same day they were offered.

5. When Moses had made these constitutions, after the sedition
was over, he removed, together with the whole army, and came to
the borders of Idumea. He then sent ambassadors to the king of
the Idumeans, and desired him to give him a passage through his
country; and agreed to send him what hostages he should desire,
to secure him from an injury. He desired him also, that he would
allow his army liberty to buy provisions; and, if he insisted
upon it, he would pay down a price for the very water they should
drink. But the king was not pleased with this embassage from
Moses: nor did he allow a passage for the army, but brought his
people armed to meet Moses, and to hinder them, in case they
should endeavor to force their passage. Upon which Moses
consulted God by the oracle, who would not have him begin the war
first; and so he withdrew his forces, and traveled round about
through the wilderness.

6. Then it was that Miriam, the sister of Moses, came to her end,
having completed her fortieth year (5) since she left Egypt, on