SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:11
Y los hijos de Israel oyeron decir como los hijos de Rubén y los hijos de Gad, y la media tribu de Manasés, habían edificado un altar delante de la tierra de Canaán, en los términos del Jordán, al paso de los hijos de Israel.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And the children of Israel heard say , etc.] Those that dwelt in the land of Canaan, for otherwise, as before observed, the two tribes and a half on the other side Jordan were Israelites also; and this is a further proof that the altar was built on their side, or those in the land of Canaan would have known of the building of it, and have seen them at it, and not come at the knowledge of it by hearsay only, as it seems they did, it being reported to them by some who had been in those parts, and had seen the structure: 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 ; which clearly shows it was on the other side Jordan, though Noldius, who places it in the land of Canaan, renders the words, “in the neighbourhood of” it f516 ; which will not much help him, since it might be in the neighbourhood of it, and yet not in it: in the borders of Jordan ; on the banks of it, or in one of the meanders and windings of it, at a place where it ran out and fetched a compass in the land of Canaan: at the passage of the children of Israel ; where they passed over when they first came into Canaan, and where those tribes also passed over at their return; supposed to be the Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing, ( John 1:28).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-20 - Here is the care of the separated tribes to keep their hold of Canaan' religion. At first sight it seemed a design to set up an altar agains the altar at Shiloh. God is jealous for his own institutions; we shoul be so too, and afraid of every thing that looks like, or leads to idolatry. Corruptions in religion are best dealt with at first. But their prudence in following up this zealous resolution is no les commendable. Many an unhappy strife would be prevented, or soon mad up, by inquiries into the matter of the offence. The remembrance of great sins committed formerly, should engage us to stand on our guar against the beginnings of sin; for the way of sin is down-hill. We ar all concerned to reprove our neighbour when he does amiss, lest we suffer sin upon him, Le 19:17. The offer made that they should be welcome to come to the land where the Lord's tabernacle was, and settl there, was in the spirit of true Israelites.
Original Hebrew
וישׁמעו 8085 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 לאמר 559 הנה 2009 בנו 1129 בני 1121 ראובן 7205 ובני 1121 גד 1410 וחצי 2677 שׁבט 7626 המנשׁה 4519 את 853 המזבח 4196 אל 413 מול 4136 ארץ 776 כנען 3667 אל 413 גלילות 1552 הירדן 3383 אל 413 עבר 5676 בני 1121 ישׂראל׃ 3478
