Joshua 22

1 ♥ 📝 T hen Joshua^H3091 called^H7121 the Reubenites,^H7206 and the Gadites,^H1425 and the ^H2677 half-tribe^H4294 of Manasseh,^H4519

2 ♥ 📝 and said^H559 unto them, Ye have kept^H8104 all that Moses^H4872 the servant^H5650 of Jehovah^H3068 commanded^H6680 you, and have hearkened^H8085 unto my voice^H6963 in all that I commanded^H6680 you:

3 ♥ 📝 ye have not left^H5800 your brethren^H251 these many^H7227 days^H3117 unto this day,^H3117 but have kept^H8104 the charge^H4931 of the commandment^H4687 of Jehovah^H3068 your God.^H430

4 ♥ 📝 And now Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 hath given rest^H5117 unto your brethren,^H251 as he spake^H1696 unto them: therefore now turn^H6437 ye, and get^H3212 you unto your tents,^H168 unto the land^H776 of your possession,^H272 which Moses^H4872 the servant^H5650 of Jehovah^H3068 gave^H5414 you beyond^H5676 the Jordan.^H3383

5 ♥ 📝 Only take diligent^H3966 heed^H8104 to do^H6213 the commandment^H4687 and the law^H8451 which Moses^H4872 the servant^H5650 of Jehovah^H3068 commanded^H6680 you, to love^H157 Jehovah^H3068 your God,^H430 and to walk^H3212 in all his ways,^H1870 and to keep^H8104 his commandments,^H4687 and to cleave^H1692 unto him, and to serve^H5647 him with all your heart^H3824 and with all your soul.^H5315

6 ♥ 📝 So Joshua^H3091 blessed^H1288 them, and sent them away;^H7971 and they went^H3212 unto their tents.^H168

7 ♥ 📝 Now to the one ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh^H4519 Moses^H4872 had given^H5414 [inheritance] in Bashan;^H1316 but unto the other half^H2677 gave^H5414 Joshua^H3091 among^H5973 their brethren^H251 beyond^H5676 the Jordan^H3383 westward;^H3220 moreover when Joshua^H3091 sent them away^H7971 unto their tents,^H168 he blessed^H1288 them,

8 ♥ 📝 and spake^H559 unto them, saying,^H559 Return^H7725 with much^H7227 wealth^H5233 unto your tents,^H168 and with very^H3966 much^H7227 cattle,^H4735 with silver,^H3701 and with gold,^H2091 and with brass,^H5178 and with iron,^H1270 and with very^H3966 much^H7235 raiment:^H8008 divide^H2505 the spoil^H7998 of your enemies^H341 with your brethren.^H251

9 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410 and the ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh^H4519 returned,^H7725 and departed^H3212 from the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 out of Shiloh,^H7887 which is in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 to go^H3212 unto the land^H776 of Gilead,^H1568 to the land^H776 of their possession,^H272 whereof they were possessed,^H270 according to the commandment^H6310 of Jehovah^H3068 by^H3027 Moses.^H4872

10 ♥ 📝 And when they came^H935 unto the region about the Jordan,^H3383 that is in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410 and the ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh^H4519 built^H1129 there an altar^H4196 by the Jordan,^H3383 a great^H1419 altar^H4196 to^H4758 look upon.^H4758

11 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 say,^H559 Behold, the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410 and the ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh^H4519 have built^H1129 an altar^H4196 in the forefront^H4136 of the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 in the region^H1552 about the Jordan,^H3383 on the side that pertaineth^H5676 to the children^H1121 of Israel.^H3478

12 ♥ 📝 And when the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 of it, the whole congregation^H5712 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 gathered themselves together^H6950 at Shiloh,^H7887 to go up^H5927 against them to war.^H6635

13 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 sent^H7971 unto the children^H1121 of Reuben,^H7205 and to the children^H1121 of Gad,^H1410 and to the ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh,^H4519 into the land^H776 of Gilead,^H1568 Phinehas^H6372 the son^H1121 of Eleazar^H499 the priest,^H3548

14 ♥ 📝 and with him ten^H6235 princes,^H5387 one prince^H5387 of a fathers'^H1 house^H1004 for each^H259 of the tribes^H4294 of Israel;^H3478 and they were every one^H376 of them head^H7218 of their fathers'^H1 houses^H1004 among the thousands^H505 of Israel.^H3478

15 ♥ 📝 And they came^H935 unto the children^H1121 of Reuben,^H7205 and to the children^H1121 of Gad,^H1410 and to the ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh,^H4519 unto the land^H776 of Gilead,^H1568 and they spake^H1696 with them, saying,^H559

16 ♥ 📝 Thus saith^H559 the whole congregation^H5712 of Jehovah,^H3068 What trespass^H4604 is this that ye have committed^H4603 against the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 to turn away^H7725 this day^H3117 from following^H310 Jehovah,^H3068 in that ye have builded^H1129 you an altar,^H4196 to rebel^H4775 this day^H3117 against Jehovah?^H3068

17 ♥ 📝 Is the iniquity^H5771 of Peor^H6465 too little^H4592 for us, from which we have not cleansed^H2891 ourselves unto this day,^H3117 although there came a plague^H5063 upon the congregation^H5712 of Jehovah,^H3068

18 ♥ 📝 that ye must turn away^H7725 this day^H3117 from following^H310 Jehovah?^H3068 and it will be, seeing ye rebel^H4775 to-day^H3117 against Jehovah,^H3068 that to-morrow^H4279 he will be wroth^H7107 with the whole congregation^H5712 of Israel.^H3478

19 ♥ 📝 Howbeit,^H389 if the land^H776 of your possession^H272 be unclean,^H2931 then pass ye over^H5674 unto the land^H776 of the possession^H272 of Jehovah,^H3068 wherein Jehovah's^H3068 tabernacle^H4908 dwelleth,^H7931 and take possession^H270 among^H8432 us: but rebel^H4775 not against Jehovah,^H3068 nor^H408 rebel^H4775 against us, in building^H1129 you an altar^H4196 besides^H1107 the altar^H4196 of Jehovah^H3068 our God.^H430

20 ♥ 📝 Did not Achan^H5912 the son^H1121 of Zerah^H2226 commit^H4603 a trespass^H4604 in the devoted thing,^H2764 and wrath^H7110 fell^H1961 upon all the congregation^H5712 of Israel?^H3478 and that man^H376 perished^H1478 not alone^H259 in his iniquity.^H5771

21 ♥ 📝 Then the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410 and the ^H2677 half-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh^H4519 answered,^H6030 and spake^H1696 unto the heads^H7218 of the thousands^H505 of Israel,^H3478

22 ♥ 📝 The Mighty One, God,^H410 Jehovah,^{H3068 H430} the Mighty One, God,^H410 Jehovah,^{H3068 H430} he knoweth;^H3045 and Israel^H3478 he shall know:^H3045 if it be in rebellion,^H4777 or if in trespass^H4604 against Jehovah^H3068 (save^H3467 thou us not this day,)^H3117

23 ♥ 📝 that we have built^H1129 us an altar^H4196 to turn^H7725 away from following^H310 Jehovah;^H3068 or if to offer^H5927 thereon burnt-offering^H5930 or meal-offering,^H5930 or if to offer^H6213 sacrifices of^H8002 peace-offerings^H2077 thereon, let Jehovah^H3068 himself require^H1245 it;

24 ♥ 📝 and if we have not [rather] out of carefulness^H1674 done^H6213 this,^H1697 [and] of purpose, saying,^H559 In time to come^H4279 your children^H1121 might speak^H559 unto our children,^H1121 saying,^H559 What have ye to do with Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel?^H3478

25 ♥ 📝 for Jehovah^H3068 hath made^H5414 the Jordan^H3383 a border^H1366 between us and you, ye children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and children^H1121 of Gad;^H1410 ye have no portion^H2506 in Jehovah:^H3068 so might your children^H1121 make^H7673 our children^H1121 cease^H7673 from^H1115 fearing^H3372 Jehovah.^H3068

26 ♥ 📝 Therefore we said,^H559 Let us now prepare^H6213 to build^H1129 us an altar,^H4196 not for burnt-offering,^H5930 nor for sacrifice:^H2077

27 ♥ 📝 but it shall be a witness^H5707 between us and you, and between our generations^H1755 after^H310 us, that we may do^H5647 the service^H5656 of Jehovah^H3068 before^H6440 him with our burnt-offerings,^H5930 and with our sacrifices,^H2077 and with our peace-offerings;^H5930 that your children^H1121 may not say^H559 to our children^H1121 in time to come,^H4279 Ye have no portion^H2506 in Jehovah.^H3068

28 ♥ 📝 Therefore said^H559 we, It shall be, when they so say^H559 to us or to our generations^H1755 in time to come,^H4279 that we shall say,^H559 Behold^H7200 the pattern^H8403 of the altar^H4196 of Jehovah,^H3068 which our fathers^H1 made,^H6213 not for burnt-offering,^H5930 nor for sacrifice;^H2077 but it is a witness^H5707 between us and you.

29 ♥ 📝 Far be^H2486 it from us that we should rebel^H4775 against Jehovah,^H3068 and turn^H7725 away this day^H3117 from following^H310 Jehovah,^H3068 to build^H1129 an altar^H4196 for burnt-offering,^H5930 for meal-offering,^H4503 or for sacrifice,^H2077 besides the altar^H4196 of Jehovah^H3068 our God^H430 that is before^H6440 his tabernacle.^H4908

30 ♥ 📝 And when Phinehas^H6372 the priest,^H3548 and the princes^H5387 of the congregation,^H5712 even the heads^H7218 of the thousands^H505 of Israel^H3478 that were with him, heard^H8085 the words^H1697 that the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410 and the children^H1121 of Manasseh^H4519 spake,^H1696 it pleased^H3190 them well.

31 ♥ 📝 And Phinehas^H6372 the son^H1121 of Eleazar^H499 the priest^H3548 said^H559 unto the children^H1121 of Reuben,^H7205 and to the children^H1121 of Gad,^H1410 and to the children^H1121 of Manasseh,^H4519 This day^H3117 we know^H3045 that Jehovah^H3068 is in the midst^H8432 of us, because ye have not committed^H4603 this trespass^H4604 against Jehovah:^H3068 now^H227 have ye delivered^H5337 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 out of the hand^H3027 of Jehovah.^H3068

32 ♥ 📝 And Phinehas^H6372 the son^H1121 of Eleazar^H499 the priest,^H3548 and the princes,^H5387 returned^H7725 from the children^H1121 of Reuben,^H7205 and from the children^H1121 of Gad,^H1410 out of the land^H776 of Gilead,^H1568 unto the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 to the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and brought^H7725 them word^H1697 again.^H7725

33 ♥ 📝 And the thing^H1697 pleased^H3190 the children^H1121 of Israel;^H3478 and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 blessed^H1288 God,^H430 and spake no more^H559 of going up^H5927 against them to war,^H6635 to destroy^H7843 the land^H776 wherein the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children of Gad^H1410 dwelt.^H3427

34 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410 called^H7121 the altar^H4196 [Ed]: For, [said they], it is a witness^H5707 between us that Jehovah^H3068 is God.^H430