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And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the
children of Israel
slew with the sword.
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the
Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon
Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
On the day that the LORD gave the
Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over
Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of
Aijalon.”
And it came to pass, when Joshua and the
children of Israel had made an end of
slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into
fenced cities.
So Joshua and the Israelites continued to
inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one
dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
And all the
spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the
children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they
smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to
breathe.
The Israelites took for themselves all the
plunder and
livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not
sparing anyone who breathed.
There was not a city that made peace with the
children of Israel, save the
Hivites the inhabitants of
Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
No city made peace with the Israelites except the
Hivites living in
Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the
children of Israel: only in
Gaza, in
Gath, and in
Ashdod, there remained.
Now these are the kings of the land, which the
children of Israel
smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river
Arnon unto mount
Hermon, and all the plain on the east:
Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the
Arnon Valley to Mount
Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
Sihon king of the
Amorites, who dwelt in
Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river
Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half
Gilead, even unto the river
Jabbok, which is the border of the
children of
Ammon;
Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the
children of Israel
smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of
Manasseh.
Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the
children of Israel
smote on this side Jordan on the west, from
Baal-
gad in the valley of
Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to
Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from
Baal-
gad in the Valley of
Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward
Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
All the inhabitants of the hill country from
Lebanon unto Misrephoth-
maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the
children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
All the inhabitants of the hill country from
Lebanon to Misrephoth-
maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
And all the cities of Sihon king of the
Amorites, which reigned in
Heshbon, unto the border of the
children of
Ammon;
Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
And Moses gave unto the tribe of the
children of
Reuben inheritance according to their families.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of
Reuben:
Balaam also the son of Beor, the
soothsayer, did the
children of Israel
slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
The Israelites also killed the diviner
Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
And the border of the
children of
Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the
children of
Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.
And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of
Gad, even unto the
children of
Gad according to their families.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of
Gad:
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of
Gilead, and half the land of the
children of
Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
The territory of Jazer, all the cities of
Gilead, and half the land of the
Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
This is the inheritance of the
children of
Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of
Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the
children of
Manasseh by their families.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of
Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of
Manasseh:
And half
Gilead, and
Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of
Og in
Bashan, were pertaining unto the
children of Machir the son of
Manasseh, even to the one half of the
children of Machir by their families.
half of
Gilead; and
Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of
Og in
Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of
Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.
And these are the countries which the
children of Israel inherited in the land of
Canaan, which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of
Canaan, as distributed by
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
For the
children of Joseph were two tribes,
Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
The descendants of Joseph became two tribes,
Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
Then the
children of Judah came unto Joshua in
Gilgal: and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at
Gilgal, and
Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
And Moses
sware on that day, saying, Surely the land
whereon thy feet have
trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy
children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
On that day Moses
swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your
children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the
children of Israel
wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day
fourscore and five years old.
Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel
wandered in the wilderness. So here I am
today, eighty-five years old,
This then was the lot of the tribe of the
children of Judah by their families; even to the border of
Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the
uttermost part of the south coast.
Now the
allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of
Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
And unto
Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the
children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of
Anak, which city is
Hebron.
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave
Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is,
Hebron. (Arba was the
forefather of
Anak.)
And
Caleb drove thence the three sons of
Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the
children of
Anak.
And
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of
Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the
children of
Anak.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.
And the
uttermost cities of the tribe of the
children of Judah toward the coast of
Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
These were the
southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of
Edom:
As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
And the lot of the
children of Joseph fell from Jordan by
Jericho, unto the water of
Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from
Jericho throughout mount
Bethel,
The
allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at
Jericho to the waters of
Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from
Jericho into the hill country of
Bethel.
So the
children of Joseph,
Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
So Ephraim and
Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
From Tappuah the border went westward to the
Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
And the separate cities for the
children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the
children of
Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of
Manasseh.
There was also a lot for the rest of the
children of
Manasseh by their families; for the
children of Abiezer, and for the
children of Helek, and for the
children of Asriel, and for the
children of
Shechem, and for the
children of Hepher, and for the
children of Shemida: these were the male
children of
Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
So this
allotment was for the rest of the descendants of
Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel,
Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of
Manasseh son of Joseph.
Now
Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of
Manasseh belonged to the
children of Ephraim;
The region of Tappuah belonged to
Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of
Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.
Yet the
children of
Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the
Canaanites would dwell in that land.
But the descendants of
Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the
Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
Yet it came to pass, when the
children of Israel were
waxen strong, that they put the
Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the
Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
And the
children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to
inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
And the
children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the
Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have
chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of
Jezreel.
“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the
Canaanites who live in the valley have iron
chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of
Jezreel.”
And the whole congregation of the
children of Israel assembled together at
Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at
Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.
there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
And Joshua said unto the
children of Israel, How long are ye
slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
And Joshua cast lots for them in
Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the
children of Israel according to their divisions.
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at
Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their
allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-
baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the
children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-
baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Now the cities of the tribe of the
children of Benjamin according to their families were
Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Zelah, Haeleph,
Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
And the second lot came forth to
Simeon, even for the tribe of the
children of
Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the
children of Judah.
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of
Simeon:
And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of
Simeon according to their families.
and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (
Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of
Simeon.
Out of the portion of the
children of Judah was the inheritance of the
children of
Simeon: for the part of the
children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the
children of
Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
And the third lot came up for the
children of
Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of
Zebulun:
This is the inheritance of the
children of
Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of
Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.
And the fourth lot came out to
Issachar, for the
children of
Issachar according to their families.
The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of
Issachar:
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of
Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of
Issachar, including these cities and their villages.
And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.
The sixth lot came out to the
children of
Naphtali, even for the
children of
Naphtali according to their families.
The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of
Naphtali:
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of
Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of
Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the
children of
Dan according to their families.
The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of
Dan:
And the coast of the
children of
Dan went out too little for them: therefore the
children of
Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem,
Dan, after the name of
Dan their father.
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father
Dan.)
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of
Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of
Dan, including these cities and their villages.
When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the
children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of
Nun among them:
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of
Nun an inheritance among them,
These are the inheritances which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in
Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
These are the inheritances that
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at
Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
Speak to the
children of Israel, saying,
Appoint out for you cities of refuge,
whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
These were the cities appointed for all the
children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that
whosoever killeth any person at unawares might
flee thither, and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that
anyone who kills a person
unintentionally may
flee there and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto
Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of
Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel;
Now the family heads of the Levites approached
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of
Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah,
Simeon, and Benjamin.
And the rest of the
children of
Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of
Dan, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh, ten cities.
The remaining descendants of
Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim,
Dan, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And the
children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of
Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh in
Bashan, thirteen cities.
The
children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of
Reuben, and out of the tribe of
Gad, and out of the tribe of
Zebulun, twelve cities.
And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of
Reuben,
Gad, and
Zebulun.
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
So the Israelites
allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
And they gave out of the tribe of the
children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the
children of
Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
From the tribes of Judah and
Simeon, they designated these cities by name
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
Thus they gave to the
children of Aaron the priest
Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the
slayer; and
Libnah with her suburbs,
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands:
Hebron, a city of refuge for the
manslayer,
Libnah,
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
And the families of the
children of
Kohath, the Levites which remained of the
children of
Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were
allotted these cities:
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of
Kohath that remained.
In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
And unto the
children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of
Manasseh they gave Golan in
Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the
slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
This is what the
Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Golan in
Bashan, a city of refuge for the
manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
And unto the families of the
children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of
Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
In all, twelve cities were
allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining
Levite clans.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
And the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh returned, and departed from the
children of Israel out of
Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan, to go unto the country of
Gilead, to the land of their possession,
whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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 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.
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.
And the
children of Israel heard say, 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, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the
children of Israel.
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.”
And when the
children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the
children of Israel gathered themselves together at
Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at
Shiloh to go to war against them.
And they came unto the
children of
Reuben, and to the
children of
Gad, and to the half tribe of
Manasseh, unto the land of
Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh in the land of
Gilead and said to them,
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,
Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?
But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye
children of
Reuben and
children of
Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your
children make our
children cease from fearing the LORD.
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.
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’