Joshua 22:21
19 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.
20 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.
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,
22 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,)
23 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;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
- KJV
- 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,
- WEB
- Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
- ASV
- Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
- DARBY
- And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
- BLB
- And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and said to the heads of the divisions of Israel,
- ÅB
- Da svarte Rubens barn og Gads barn og den halve Manasse stamme og sa til høvdingene for Israels tusener:
- OTB
- Da svarte rubenittene, gadittene og halve Manasses stamme til lederne for Israels klaner:
- B1930
- Da svarte Rubens barn og Gads barn og den halve Manasse stamme og sa til høvdingene for Israels tusener:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 24:26
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
Read in context1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Read in contextProverbs 16:1
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 18:13
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Read in contextExodus 18:21–25
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Read in contextActs 11:4
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
Read in contextJames 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Read in contextMicah 5:2
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
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