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Then Joshua called
the Reubenites, and
the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh ,
Then Joshua summoned
the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh
And said
unto
them, Ye
have kept
all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you :
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 .
Ye
have not left
your brethren
these
many
days
unto
this day, but have kept the charge of
the
commandment
of
the LORD your God.
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.
And now the LORD your God hath
given rest
unto
your brethren,
as he promised them :
therefore
now
return
ye
, and
get
you unto
your tents,
and
unto
the land of
your
possession,
which
Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on
the other
side
Jordan.
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.
But take
diligent
heed
to do
the commandment and the law ,
which
Moses the servant of the LORD charged
you ,
to love the LORD your God, and
to walk in all his ways, and
to keep his commandments, and
to cleave
unto
him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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. ”
So Joshua blessed them ,
and sent them away:
and they went unto
their tents
.
So Joshua blessed them and sent them on
their
way,
and they went to
their homes
.
Now
to the one
half of
the
tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession
in Bashan :
but
unto
the other half thereof
gave
Joshua among
their
brethren
on this
side Jordan westward
. And
when Joshua sent them away
also
unto
their tents,
then
he blessed them,
(
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
he
spake
unto
them,
saying, Return with much
riches
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
.
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
the children
of
Reuben
and
the children
of
Gad
and the half tribe of Manasseh returned,
and
departed
from
the children
of
Israel
out
of
Shiloh ,
which
is
in the land of Canaan ,
to go
unto
the
country
of
Gilead,
to the
land of their
possession
, whereof
they were
possessed,
according to the word
of the LORD by
the
hand
of
Moses.
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 when they came unto
the borders
of
Jordan ,
that
are
in the land of Canaan, the children
of
Reuben
and
the children
of
Gad
and the half tribe of Manasseh built there
an altar by Jordan ,
a
great
altar
to
see
to
.
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
the children
of
Israel
heard
say,
Behold, the children
of
Reuben
and
the children
of
Gad
and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over
against
the land
of Canaan,
in
the borders
of Jordan
, at the passage
of
the children
of
Israel
.
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 when the
children
of
Israel
heard of
it
, the whole congregation of the
children
of
Israel gathered
themselves
together
at Shiloh ,
to go up
to war against them.
And when they
heard this
, the whole congregation of Israel assembled
at Shiloh to go to war against them.
And
the children
of
Israel
sent unto
the
children
of Reuben,
and
to the children
of Gad
, and
to the half
tribe
of
Manasseh
, into
the land
of
Gilead
, Phinehas
the son
of Eleazar
the
priest,
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
with him ten princes,
of
each chief
house
a
prince
throughout
all
the
tribes
of Israel ;
and
each one
was
an
head
of
the house
of their
fathers
among the thousands
of Israel.
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
they came
unto
the children
of
Reuben
, and
to
the children
of
Gad
, and to
the half tribe of Manasseh ,
unto
the land of Gilead ,
and they
spake
with
them, saying,
They went
to
the Reubenites
, the Gadites
, and the half -
tribe of Manasseh in
the land of Gilead and said
to
them,
Thus
saith
the whole congregation of the LORD ,
What trespass
is this that
ye
have committed against the God of Israel ,
to
turn
away this
day
from following
the LORD ,
in
that
ye
have
builded
you
an altar, that ye
might rebel this
day
against the LORD?
“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
?
Is
the iniquity
of Peor too
little
for us, from which we are
not cleansed until
this day ,
although
there
was
a plague in
the congregation of the LORD ,
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 .
But
that
ye
must
turn away this
day
from following
the LORD? and
it
will
be,
seeing
ye
rebel to
day
against the LORD, that
to
morrow
he will be wroth
with the whole congregation of Israel.
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.
Notwithstanding,
if the land of your possession
be
unclean, then pass
ye
over unto
the land of the possession of
the
LORD
, wherein
the LORD's
tabernacle dwelleth
, and take possession among us :
but rebel
not against the LORD ,
nor
rebel
against us ,
in
building you
an altar beside
the altar of the LORD our God.
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.
Did
not Achan the
son of Zerah commit
a
trespass
in
the
accursed
thing
, and
wrath fell
on
all
the congregation of Israel? and
that
man
perished
not alone
in
his iniquity.
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!’”
Then the children
of
Reuben
and
the children
of
Gad
and the half tribe of Manasseh answered ,
and
said
unto
the heads
of the thousands
of Israel ,
Then the Reubenites,
the Gadites,
and the half -
tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders
of the clans
of Israel :
The LORD God
of
gods
, the LORD
God of
gods
, he knoweth
, and Israel he
shall
know ;
if it
be
in rebellion ,
or if
in
transgression
against the LORD, (save
us
not this
day,)
“
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.
That
we have built us
an altar to turn from following
the
LORD,
or
if
to offer thereon
burnt offering
or
meat
offering
, or if
to offer
peace
offerings thereon
, let
the LORD himself require
it;
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.
And
if
we have not
rather
done it
for fear of
this
thing,
saying,
In time
to
come
your children
might speak
unto
our
children,
saying
, What have ye
to do with the LORD God of Israel?
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?
For the LORD hath
made Jordan a border between us and you ,
ye
children
of
Reuben
and children
of
Gad;
ye
have no part
in the LORD :
so shall
your children
make
our
children
cease
from
fearing the LORD.
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.
Therefore
we said, Let us now
prepare
to
build us
an altar, not for burnt offering,
nor
for
sacrifice:
That
is
why
we said, ‘
Let us take
action
and
build an altar for
ourselves
, but
not for burnt offerings
or
sacrifices.
But
that
it may
be a witness between us ,
and you ,
and our
generations after
us
, that we might
do
the
service
of
the LORD before
him
with our burnt offerings, and
with
our
sacrifices, and with
our
peace offerings ;
that
your children
may
not
say to our
children
in
time
to
come
, Ye
have no part
in the LORD .
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 !’
Therefore said
we ,
that
it
shall
be
, when
they should
so
say to us or to our generations
in
time
to
come
, that
we may
say
again,
Behold
the pattern
of the altar of the LORD ,
which
our fathers made, not for burnt offerings ,
nor
for
sacrifices ;
but it
is
a witness between us and you.
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. ’
God
forbid
that
we
should
rebel against the LORD ,
and turn this
day
from following
the
LORD,
to
build
an altar for burnt offerings, for
meat
offerings, or for
sacrifices, beside
the altar of the LORD our God that
is
before his tabernacle.
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. ”
And
when Phinehas the priest ,
and the princes
of the congregation and
heads
of
the thousands
of Israel
which
were with him ,
heard the
words
that
the children
of Reuben and
the
children
of
Gad and the
children
of
Manasseh spake
, it
pleased
them
.
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
son of Eleazar the priest said unto
the children
of Reuben, and
to
the
children
of
Gad, and to
the
children
of
Manasseh, This
day
we perceive
that the LORD is among us, because ye
have not committed this trespass
against the
LORD:
now
ye
have delivered the children
of
Israel
out
of
the hand of the LORD.
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 the
son of Eleazar the priest, and
the princes
, returned from
the children
of Reuben,
and from
the children
of
Gad,
out
of
the land of Gilead ,
unto
the
land
of
Canaan,
to
the
children
of
Israel,
and
brought
them
word
again
.
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
the thing
pleased
the children
of
Israel;
and the
children
of
Israel
blessed God ,
and did
not
intend
to go
up
against them in
battle,
to destroy the land wherein
the children
of
Reuben
and Gad
dwelt
.
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 children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
called
the altar Ed:
for it shall
be
a witness between us that the LORD is God.
So
the Reubenites
and Gadites
named
the altar Witness,
for they
said,
“
It is
a witness between us that the LORD is God. ”
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