Joshua 22:10
8 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.”
9 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 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.
11 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.”
12 And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When they came to the region near the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a great altar to look at.
- ASV
- And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is 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 the Jordan, a great altar to look upon.
- DARBY
- And they came to the districts of the Jordan that are in the land of Canaan; and the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of grand appearance.
- BLB
- And they came to Geliloth near the Jordan, which [is] in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar great in appearance.
- ÅB
- Og da de kom til landet ved Jordan, den del derav som hører til Kana'ans land, bygget Rubens barn og Gads barn og den halve Manasse stamme et alter der ved Jordan, et stort alter, som såes lang vei.
- OTB
- Da de nådde området ved Jordan i Kanaans land, bygde rubenittene, gadittene og halve Manasses stamme et imponerende alter der ved Jordan.
- B1930
- Og da de kom til landet ved Jordan, den del derav som hører til Kana'ans land, bygget Rubens barn og Gads barn og den halve Manasse stamme et alter der ved Jordan, et stort alter, som såes lang vei.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 24:26–27
Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
Read in contextJoshua 22:25–28
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.
Read in contextGenesis 28:18
Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
Read in contextJoshua 4:5–9
and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,
Read in contextGenesis 31:46–52
and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
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