22:1 Then Joshua 3091 called 7121 8799 the Reubenites 7206, and the Gadites 1425, and the half 2677 tribe 4294 of Manasseh 4519,

22:2 And said 559 8799 unto them, Ye have kept 8104 8804 all that Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 8765 you, and have obeyed 8085 8799 my voice 6963 in all that I commanded 6680 8765 you:

22:3 Ye have not left 5800 8804 your brethren 251 these many 7227 days 3117 unto this day 3117, but have kept 8104 8804 the charge 4931 of the commandment 4687 of the LORD 3068 your God 430.

22:4 And now the LORD 3068 your God 430 hath given rest 5117 8689 unto your brethren 251, as he promised 1696 8765 them: therefore now return 6437 8798 ye, and get 3212 8798 you unto your tents 168, [and] unto the land 776 of your possession 272, which Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 gave 5414 8804 you on the other side 5676 Jordan 3383.

22:5 But take diligent 3966 heed 8104 8798 to do 6213 8800 the commandment 4687 and the law 8451, which Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 charged 6680 8765 you, to love 157 8800 the LORD 3068 your God 430, and to walk 3212 8800 in all his ways 1870, and to keep 8104 8800 his commandments 4687, and to cleave 1692 8800 unto him, and to serve 5647 8800 him with all your heart 3824 and with all your soul 5315.

22:6 So Joshua 3091 blessed 1288 8762 them, and sent them away 7971 8762: and they went 3212 8799 unto their tents 168.

22:7 Now to the [one] half 2677 of the tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519 Moses 4872 had given 5414 8804 [possession] in Bashan 1316: but unto the [other] half 2677 thereof gave 5414 8804 Joshua 3091 among 5973 their brethren 251 on this side 5676 Jordan 3383 westward 3220. And when Joshua 3091 sent them away 7971 8765 also unto their tents 168, then he blessed 1288 8762 them,

22:8 And he spake 559 8799 unto them, saying 559 8800, Return 7725 8798 with much 7227 riches 5233 unto your tents 168, and with very 3966 much 7227 cattle 4735, with silver 3701, and with gold 2091, and with brass 5178, and with iron 1270, and with very 3966 much 7235 8687 raiment 8008: divide 2505 8798 the spoil 7998 of your enemies 341 8802 with your brethren 251.

22:9 And the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the children 1121 of Gad 1410 and the half 2677 tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519 returned 7725 8799, and departed 3212 8799 from the children 1121 of Israel 3478 out of Shiloh 7887, which [is] in the land 776 of Canaan 3667, to go 3212 8800 unto the country 776 of Gilead 1568, to the land 776 of their possession 272, whereof they were possessed 270 8738, according to the word 6310 of the LORD 3068 by the hand 3027 of Moses 4872.

22:10 And when they came 935 8799 unto the borders 1552 of Jordan 3383, that [are] in the land 776 of Canaan 3667, the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the children 1121 of Gad 1410 and the half 2677 tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519 built 1129 8799 there an altar 4196 by Jordan 3383, a great 1419 altar 4196 to see to 4758.

22:11 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 heard 8085 8799 say 559 8800, Behold, the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the children 1121 of Gad 1410 and the half 2677 tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519 have built 1129 8804 an altar 4196 over against 4136 the land 776 of Canaan 3667, in the borders 1552 of Jordan 3383, at the passage 5676 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

22:12 And when the children 1121 of Israel 3478 heard 8085 8799 [of it], the whole congregation 5712 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 gathered themselves together 6950 8735 at Shiloh 7887, to go up 5927 8800 to war 6635 against them.

22:13 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 8799 unto the children 1121 of Reuben 7205, and to the children 1121 of Gad 1410, and to the half 2677 tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519, into the land 776 of Gilead 1568, Phinehas 6372 the son 1121 of Eleazar 499 the priest 3548,

22:14 And with him ten 6235 princes 5387, of each 259 259 chief 5387 5387 house 1004 a prince 1 throughout all the tribes 4294 of Israel 3478; and each one 376 [was] an head 7218 of the house 1004 of their fathers 1 among the thousands 505 of Israel 3478.(chief…: Heb. house of the father)

22:15 And they came 935 8799 unto the children 1121 of Reuben 7205, and to the children 1121 of Gad 1410, and to the half 2677 tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519, unto the land 776 of Gilead 1568, and they spake 1696 8762 with them, saying 559 8800,

22:16 Thus saith 559 8804 the whole congregation 5712 of the LORD 3068, What trespass 4604 [is] this that ye have committed 4603 8804 against the God 430 of Israel 3478, to turn away 7725 8800 this day 3117 from following 310 the LORD 3068, in that ye have builded 1129 8800 you an altar 4196, that ye might rebel 4775 8800 this day 3117 against the LORD 3068?

22:17 [Is] the iniquity 5771 of Peor 6465 too little 4592 for us, from which we are not cleansed 2891 8694 until this day 3117, although there was a plague 5063 in the congregation 5712 of the LORD 3068,

22:18 But that ye must turn away 7725 8799 this day 3117 from following 310 the LORD 3068? and it will be, [seeing] ye rebel 4775 8799 to day 3117 against the LORD 3068, that to morrow 4279 he will be wroth 7107 8799 with the whole congregation 5712 of Israel 3478.

22:19 Notwithstanding 389, if the land 776 of your possession 272 [be] unclean 2931, [then] pass ye over 5674 8798 unto the land 776 of the possession 272 of the LORD 3068, wherein the LORD'S 3068 tabernacle 4908 dwelleth 7931 8804, and take possession 270 8734 among 8432 us: but rebel 4775 8799 not against the LORD 3068, nor 408 rebel 4775 8799 against us, in building 1129 8800 you an altar 4196 beside 1107 the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 our God 430.

22:20 Did not Achan 5912 the son 1121 of Zerah 2226 commit 4603 8804 a trespass 4604 in the accursed thing 2764, and wrath 7110 fell 1961 8804 on all the congregation 5712 of Israel 3478? and that man 376 perished 1478 8804 not alone 259 in his iniquity 5771.

22:21 Then the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the children 1121 of Gad 1410 and the half 2677 tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519 answered 6030 8799, and said 1696 8762 unto the heads 7218 of the thousands 505 of Israel 3478,

22:22 The LORD 3068 God 410 of gods 430, the LORD 3068 God 410 of gods 430, he knoweth 3045 8802, and Israel 3478 he shall know 3045 8799; if [it be] in rebellion 4777, or if in transgression 4604 against the LORD 3068, (save 3467 8686 us not this day 3117,)

22:23 That we have built 1129 8800 us an altar 4196 to turn 7725 8800 from following 310 the LORD 3068, or if to offer 5927 8687 thereon burnt offering 5930 or meat offering 4503, or if to offer 6213 8800 peace 8002 offerings 2077 thereon, let the LORD 3068 himself require 1245 8762 [it];

22:24 And if we have not [rather] done 6213 8804 it for fear 1674 of [this] thing 1697, saying 559 8800, In time to come 4279 your children 1121 might speak 559 8799 unto our children 1121, saying 559 8800, What have ye to do with the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478?(In time…: Heb. To morrow)

22:25 For the LORD 3068 hath made 5414 8804 Jordan 3383 a border 1366 between us and you, ye children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and children 1121 of Gad 1410; ye have no part 2506 in the LORD 3068: so shall your children 1121 make 7673 0 our children 1121 cease 7673 8689 from 1115 fearing 3372 8800 the LORD 3068.

22:26 Therefore we said 559 8799, Let us now prepare 6213 8799 to build 1129 8800 us an altar 4196, not for burnt offering 5930, nor for sacrifice 2077:

22:27 But [that] it [may be] a witness 5707 between us, and you, and our generations 1755 after 310 us, that we might do 5647 8800 the service 5656 of the LORD 3068 before 6440 him with our burnt offerings 5930, and with our sacrifices 2077, and with our peace offerings 8002; that your children 1121 may not say 559 8799 to our children 1121 in time to come 4279, Ye have no part 2506 in the LORD 3068.

22:28 Therefore said 559 8799 we, that it shall be, when they should [so] say 559 8799 to us or to our generations 1755 in time to come 4279, that we may say 559 8804 [again], Behold 7200 8798 the pattern 8403 of the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068, which our fathers 1 made 6213 8804, not for burnt offerings 5930, nor for sacrifices 2077; but it [is] a witness 5707 between us and you.

22:29 God forbid 2486 that we should rebel 4775 8800 against the LORD 3068, and turn 7725 8800 this day 3117 from following 310 the LORD 3068, to build 1129 8800 an altar 4196 for burnt offerings 5930, for meat offerings 4503, or for sacrifices 2077, beside the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 our God 430 that [is] before 6440 his tabernacle 4908.

22:30 And when Phinehas 6372 the priest 3548, and the princes 5387 of the congregation 5712 and heads 7218 of the thousands 505 of Israel 3478 which [were] with him, heard 8085 8799 the words 1697 that the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the children 1121 of Gad 1410 and the children 1121 of Manasseh 4519 spake 1696 8765, it pleased 3190 8799 5869 them.(pleased…: Heb. was good in their eyes)

22:31 And Phinehas 6372 the son 1121 of Eleazar 499 the priest 3548 said 559 8799 unto the children 1121 of Reuben 7205, and to the children 1121 of Gad 1410, and to the children 1121 of Manasseh 4519, This day 3117 we perceive 3045 8804 that the LORD 3068 [is] among 8432 us, because ye have not committed 4603 8804 this trespass 4604 against the LORD 3068: now 227 ye have delivered 5337 8689 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 out of the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068.(now: Heb. then)

22:32 And Phinehas 6372 the son 1121 of Eleazar 499 the priest 3548, and the princes 5387, returned 7725 8799 from the children 1121 of Reuben 7205, and from the children 1121 of Gad 1410, out of the land 776 of Gilead 1568, unto the land 776 of Canaan 3667, to the children 1121 of Israel 3478, and brought 7725 0 them word 1697 again 7725 8686.

22:33 And the thing 1697 pleased 3190 8799 5869 the children 1121 of Israel 3478; and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 blessed 1288 8762 God 430, and did not intend 559 8804 to go up 5927 8800 against them in battle 6635, to destroy 7843 8763 the land 776 wherein the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and Gad 1410 dwelt 3427 8802.

22:34 And the children 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the children 1121 of Gad 1410 called 7121 8799 the altar 4196 [Ed]: for it [shall be] a witness 5707 between us that the LORD 3068 [is] God 430.(Ed: that is, A witness)

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