Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then Joshua summoned
the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh
Then Joshua calleth
for
the Reubenite
, and
for
the Gadite
, and for
the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh ,
and told
them, “You
have done
all
that Moses the
servant of the
LORD
commanded you, and you
have
obeyed
my voice in
all that I commanded you .
and saith
unto
them, `Ye
--
ye
have kept
the
whole
of
that which
Moses ,
servant of Jehovah,
commanded you, and ye
hearken
to
my voice ,
to
all that I have
commanded you ;
All
this
time
you
have not deserted
your brothers,
up
to
this very
day, but
have kept the charge given
you
by
the LORD
your God.
ye
have not left
your brethren
these
many
days
unto
this day, and
have kept the charge --
the command
of
Jehovah
your God.
And now that
the
LORD
your God has
given your
brothers
rest as He promised
them, you
may
return
to your homes
in
the land that
Moses the
servant of the
LORD
gave
you across
the Jordan.
`
And ,
now ,
Jehovah
your God hath
given rest to
your
brethren,
as He spake
to
them ;
and
now
, turn
ye,
and
go
for
yourselves
to your tents,
unto
the land of
your
possession,
which
Moses ,
servant of Jehovah,
hath
given
to
you beyond
the Jordan.
But
be very careful
to observe
the commandment
and the law that
Moses the
servant of the
LORD
gave
you :
to love the
LORD
your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments
, to hold
fast
to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul. ”
Only,
be very watchful
to do
the command
and the law which
Moses ,
servant of Jehovah,
commanded
you ,
to love Jehovah
your God, and
to walk in all His ways, and
to keep His commands
, and
to cleave
to Him, and to serve Him ,
with all your heart ,
and with all your soul. '
So
Joshua blessed
them and sent
them on
their
way
, and they went
to
their homes
.
And
Joshua blesseth
them ,
and sendeth
them away
, and they go
unto
their tents
.
(
To the half -
tribe of Manasseh Moses had
given land
in Bashan, and to the
other half Joshua gave
land
on
the
west
side
of
the Jordan among
their
brothers.)
When Joshua sent them to
their homes
he blessed
them,
And
to the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh hath
Moses given ,
in Bashan, and to its
`
other '
half hath
Joshua given
with
their
brethren
beyond
the Jordan westward;
and
also
when Joshua hath
sent them away
unto
their tents,
then
he doth
bless
them,
saying, “Return
to
your
homes
with your
great wealth
, with immense
herds
of
livestock
, with silver, gold, bronze
, iron, and very many
clothes.
Divide with
your
brothers
the spoil of your enemies. ”
and
speak
unto
them,
saying, `
With great riches
turn
ye
back
unto
your
tents
, and
with very
much
cattle
, with silver, and
with
gold, and
with
brass
, and
with
iron, and with
very much
raiment;
divide the spoil of your enemies with
your
brethren
. '
So
the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh left
the Israelites
at
Shiloh in the land of Canaan to
return
to their
own
land of Gilead, which they had
acquired
according to the command of the LORD
through
Moses .
And
the sons
of
Reuben
, and
the sons
of
Gad
, and the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh ,
turn
back
and
go
from
the sons
of
Israel
out
of
Shiloh ,
which
`is'
in the land of Canaan ,
to go
unto
the
land of Gilead, unto
the
land
of
their
possession,
in
which they have
possession,
according to the command of Jehovah,
by
the hand
of
Moses ;
And when
they came
to
Geliloth
near
the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh built
an imposing
altar there
by the Jordan.
and they come
in
unto
the districts
of
the
Jordan ,
which
`are'
in the land of Canaan, and
the sons
of
Reuben
, and
the sons
of
Gad
, and the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh ,
build
there
an altar by the Jordan --
a
great
altar
for
appearance
.
Then
the
Israelites
received
the report:
“Behold
, the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh have built an
altar
on
the border
of
the land of Canaan, at
Geliloth
near
the Jordan on
the Israelite
side
. ”
And
the sons
of
Israel
hear
, saying,
`Lo,
the sons
of
Reuben
, and
the sons
of
Gad
, and the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh ,
have built the altar
over-against
the land of Canaan, on
the districts
of
the
Jordan ,
at
the passage
of
the
sons
of
Israel
. '
And when
they
heard
this
, the whole
congregation
of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to
war
against them .
And the
sons
of
Israel
hear
, and
all
the company
of the
sons
of
Israel is
assembled at Shiloh ,
to go up
against them to
war;
The Israelites
sent
Phinehas
son
of Eleazar
the
priest
to
the land
of Gilead,
to
the
Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh .
and
the sons
of Israel
send
unto
the sons
of Reuben
, and
unto
the sons
of
Gad
, and unto
the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh --
unto
the
land
of
Gilead
--
Phinehas
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
With him they
sent
ten
chiefs—
one family
leader
from
each
tribe
of Israel, each the
head of a family
among
the clans
of Israel.
and
ten
princes
with him ,
one prince,
one
prince,
for
a
house
of a
father,
for
all
the
tribes
of
Israel, and
each of
them
a
head of a house
of
their
fathers,
for
the thousands
of Israel.
They went
to
the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh in
the land of Gilead and said
to
them,
And
they come
in
unto
the sons
of
Reuben
, and
unto
the sons
of
Gad
, and unto
the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh ,
unto
the land of Gilead ,
and speak
with
them, saying,
“This
is
what
the whole
congregation
of the
LORD
says:
‘
What is this breach
of
faith
you
have committed
today
against the God of Israel by
turning
away
from the
LORD
and
building for yourselves
an altar, that
you
might
rebel
against
the
LORD
this
day?
`Thus
said
all
the company
of Jehovah,
What `
is '
this trespass
which
ye
have trespassed
against the God of Israel ,
to
turn
back
to-day
from after
Jehovah,
by
your
building for you
an altar, for
your
rebelling
to-
day against
Jehovah
?
Was
not
the sin
of Peor enough
for
us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves
to
this day ?
It
even
brought
a
plague upon
the congregation
of the
LORD.
Is
the iniquity
of Peor little
to
us, from which we have not been
cleansed till
this day --
and
the
plague is
in
the company
of Jehovah,
And
now,
would
you
turn away
from the
LORD
? If
you
rebel today
against the
LORD,
tomorrow
He
will
be
angry
with
the whole
congregation
of Israel.
that
ye
turn back
to-day
from after
Jehovah
? and
it
hath
been
--
ye
rebel to-day
against Jehovah
--
and
to-morrow
against
all
the company
of Israel He
is
wroth
.
If indeed
the land of your inheritance
is unclean, then
cross
over to
the land of the LORD’s
possession, where the LORD’s
tabernacle stands
, and take
possession of
it
among
us.
But
do
not
rebel
against the
LORD
or
against us by building for yourselves
an altar other
than
the altar of the
LORD
our God.
`And
surely,
if the land of your possession
is unclean, pass
over for
you
unto
the land of the possession of
Jehovah
, where the tabernacle of
Jehovah
hath
tabernacled
, and have
possession in
our
midst;
and
against Jehovah
rebel
not,
and
against us rebel
not,
by your
building for you
an altar ,
besides
the altar of Jehovah
our God.
Was
not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful
regarding
what
was
set
apart
for
destruction
, bringing
wrath
upon
the whole
congregation
of Israel ?
Yet
it
was not only
Achan
who
perished
because
of
his sin!’”
Did
not Achan son of Zerah commit
a
trespass
in
the
devoted
thing
, and
on
all
the company
of Israel there
was wrath?
and
he
alone
expired
not in
his iniquity.'
Then
the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh answered
the leaders
of the clans
of Israel:
And
the sons
of
Reuben
, and
the sons
of
Gad
, and the half of
the
tribe of Manasseh ,
answer
and
speak
with
the heads
of the thousands
of Israel:
“The
LORD,
the Mighty
One,
is
God !
The
LORD
, the Mighty
One,
is
God !
He knows
, and may
Israel also
know .
If this
was
in rebellion or
breach
of
faith
against
the
LORD
, do
not spare
us today.
`
The God of
gods
--
Jehovah
, the God of
gods
--
Jehovah,
He is
knowing
, and Israel ,
he
doth
know ,
if in rebellion, and
if
in
trespass
against
Jehovah
(Thou
dost
not save
us this
day!)
If
we have
built
for ourselves an altar to turn away
from Him
and to offer
burnt
offerings
and
grain
offerings
on it, or
to sacrifice
fellowship
offerings
on it ,
may
the
LORD
Himself hold
us
accountable
.
`
we are'
building
for ourselves an altar to turn back
from after
Jehovah,
and if
to cause
to
go
up
on it burnt-offering
and
present
, and
if
to make
on it peace-offerings
--
Jehovah
Himself doth
require
`it'
.
But
in
fact
we have done this
for
fear
that
in
the
future
your descendants
might
say
to ours, ‘
What have
you to do
with
the
LORD,
the
God of Israel?
`And
if
not,
from
fear
of
`this'
thing
we have done it,
saying,
Hereafter
your sons
do
speak
to ours sons
, saying,
What to
you and
to Jehovah
God of Israel?
For the
LORD
has
made
the
Jordan
a border between us and you Reubenites
and Gadites.
You
have no share
in the
LORD!’
So
your descendants
could
cause
ours
to stop
fearing
the
LORD
.
for a border hath
Jehovah
put
between us and you ,
O
sons
of
Reuben,
and sons
of
Gad
--
Jordan;
ye
have no portion
in Jehovah
--
and
your sons
have
caused
our
sons
to cease,
not
to
fear
Jehovah
.
That
is
why
we said
, ‘
Let us take
action
and
build
an
altar
for ourselves ,
but
not for burnt offerings
or
sacrifices.
`And
we say
, Pray
let us prepare
for ourselves to
build
the
altar
--
not for burnt -offering
nor
for
sacrifice
--
Rather,
let
it
be
a witness between us and you and the
generations to
come
, that
we
will
worship
the LORD
in
His
presence
with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings .’
Then
in
the
future
, your descendants
cannot
say to ours
, ‘You
have no share
in the
LORD!’
but
a witness it
`is'
between us and you ,
and between
our
generations after
us
, to
do
the service
of
Jehovah
before
Him
with our burnt -
offerings, and
with
our
sacrifices, and with
our
peace -
offerings, and
your sons
do
not
say hereafter
to our
sons
, Ye
have no portion
in Jehovah.
Therefore
we said
, ‘If
they ever
say this
to
us or
to
our descendants
, we will
answer:
Look
at
the replica
of the altar of the
LORD
that
our fathers made ,
not for burnt offerings
or
sacrifices,
but as
a witness between us and you. ’
`And
we say
, And
it
hath
been,
when
they say `so'
unto
us ,
and
unto
our generations
hereafter
, that
we have
said,
See
the pattern
of the altar of Jehovah,
which
our fathers made --
not for burnt -offering
nor
for
sacrifice
--
but a witness it
`is'
between us and you.
Far be it from us to rebel against the
LORD
and turn away
from Him
today
by
building
an altar for burnt offerings
, grain
offerings
, or
sacrifices
, other
than
the altar of the
LORD
our God, which stands
before His tabernacle. ”
`
Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah,
and to
turn back
to-day
from after
Jehovah,
to
build
an altar for burnt -offering
, for
present
, and
for
sacrifice
, apart
from
the altar of Jehovah
our God, which `is'
before His tabernacle. '
When
Phinehas the priest and the chiefs
of the congregation—
the heads of Israel’s
clans
who were
with him —heard
what
the descendants
of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had
to
say
, they
were
satisfied
.
And
Phinehas the priest ,
and the princes
of the company,
and
the heads of the
thousands
of
Israel,
who `are'
with him ,
hear
the words
which
the
sons
of Reuben, and
the
sons
of
Gad, and the
sons
of
Manasseh have
spoken
, and
it
is
good
in
their
eyes
.
Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said
to
the descendants
of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today
we know
that the
LORD
is among
us
, because you
have not committed this
breach
of
faith
against Him.
Consequently,
you
have delivered the Israelites
from
the hand of the
LORD
. ”
And
Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest saith
unto
the sons
of Reuben, and
unto
the
sons
of
Gad, and unto
the
sons
of
Manasseh, `To-day
we have
known
that Jehovah
`
is '
in
our
midst
, because ye
have not committed against Jehovah
this
trespass
--
then
ye
have delivered the sons
of
Israel
out
of
the hand of Jehovah
. '
Then
Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, together
with
the other
leaders
, returned
to
the
Israelites
in
the land
of Canaan
and brought
back
a
report
regarding
the Reubenites
and
Gadites
in
the land of Gilead .
And
Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and
the princes
, turn
back
from
the sons
of Reuben,
and from
the sons
of
Gad,
out
of
the land of Gilead ,
unto
the
land
of
Canaan,
unto
the
sons
of
Israel,
and
bring
them
back
word;
The Israelites
were
satisfied
with
the report
, and they
blessed
God and spoke
no
more
about
going
to war
against them to destroy the land where
the Reubenites
and Gadites
lived
.
and
the thing
is
good
in
the eyes
of
the
sons
of
Israel
, and the
sons
of
Israel
bless
God ,
and have
not
said
to go
up
against them to war,
to
destroy the land which
the sons
of
Reuben,
and the
sons
of
Gad,
are
dwelling
in
.
So
the Reubenites
and Gadites
named
the altar Witness
, for
they
said,
“
It is a witness between us that the
LORD
is God. ”
And
the sons
of
Reuben
and the sons
of
Gad
proclaim
concerning
the
altar, that
`
it `
is '
a witness between us that Jehovah
`
is '
God. '
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