Joshua 22:21-34

21Then the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the half-tribeH2677H7626 of ManassehH4519 answeredH6030 and spokeH1696 to the headsH7218 of the 1familiesH505 of IsraelH3478. 22“The 2MightyH410 OneH410, GodH430, the LordH3068, the MightyH410 OneH410, GodH430, the LordH3068! 3He knowsH3045, and may IsraelH3478 itselfH1931 knowH3045. IfH518 it was in rebellionH4777, or ifH518 in an unfaithfulH4604 actH4604 against the LordH3068 do not saveH3467 us thisH2088 dayH3117! 23If we have builtH1129 us an altarH4196 to turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 the LordH3068, or ifH518 to 4offerH5927 a burntH5930 offeringH5930 or grain offeringH4503 on it, or ifH518 to offerH6213 sacrificesH2077 of peaceH8002 offeringsH8002 on it, may the LordH3068 HimselfH1931 requireH1245 it. 24But trulyH518H3808 we have doneH6213 thisH2088 out of concernH1674, 5for a reasonH1697, sayingH559, ‘In timeH4279 to comeH4279 your sonsH1121 may sayH559 to our 6sonsH1121, “WhatH4100 have you to do with the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478? 25For the LordH3068 has madeH5414 the JordanH3383 a borderH1366 betweenH996 us and you, you sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and sonsH1121 of GadH1410; you haveH369 noH369 portionH2506 in the LordH3068.” So your sonsH1121 may make our sonsH1121 stopH1115 fearingH3372 the LordH3068.’

26“Therefore we saidH559, ‘Let us 7buildH6213H1129 an altarH4196, not for burntH5930 offeringH5930 or for sacrificeH2077; 27ratherH3588 it shall be 8a witnessH5707 betweenH996 us and you and betweenH996 our generationsH1755 afterH310 us, that we are to 9performH5647 the serviceH5656 of the LordH3068 beforeH6440 Him with our burntH5930 offeringsH5930, and with our sacrificesH2077 and with our peaceH8002 offeringsH8002, soH3808 that your sonsH1121 will not sayH559 to our sonsH1121 in timeH4279 to comeH4279, “You haveH369 noH369 portionH2506 in the LordH3068.”’ 28Therefore we saidH559, ‘It shall also comeH1961 about ifH3588 they sayH559 this to us or to our generationsH1755 in timeH4279 to comeH4279, then we shall sayH559, “SeeH7200 the copyH8403 of the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 whichH834 our fathersH1 madeH6213, not for burntH5930 offeringH5930 or for sacrificeH2077; ratherH3588 it is a witnessH5707 betweenH996 us and you.”’ 29FarH2486 be it from us that we should rebelH4775 against the LordH3068 and turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 the LordH3068 this dayH3117, by 10buildingH1129 an altarH4196 for burntH5930 offeringH5930, for grain offeringH4503 or for sacrificeH2077, besidesH4480H905 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 our GodH430 whichH834 is beforeH6440 His 11tabernacleH4908.”

30So when PhinehasH6372 the priestH3548 and the leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712, even the headsH7218 of the 12familiesH505 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 were with him, heardH8085 the wordsH1697 whichH834 the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and the sonsH1121 of ManassehH4519 spokeH1696, it pleasedH3190H5869 them. 31And PhinehasH6372 the sonH1121 of EleazarH499 the priestH3548 saidH559 to the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and to the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 and to the sonsH1121 of ManassehH4519, “TodayH3117 we knowH3045 that the 13LordH3068 is in our midstH8432, becauseH834 you have not committedH4603 thisH2088 unfaithfulH4604 actH4604 against the LordH3068; nowH227 you have deliveredH5337 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 from the handH3027 of the LordH3068.”

32Then PhinehasH6372 the sonH1121 of EleazarH499 the priestH3548 and the leadersH5387 returnedH7725 from the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and from the sonsH1121 of GadH1410, from the landH776 of GileadH1568 to the landH776 of CanaanH3667, to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and broughtH7725 backH7725 wordH1697 to them. 33The wordH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 14blessedH1288 GodH430; and they did not speakH559 of goingH5927 up againstH5921 them in warH6635 to destroyH7843 the landH776 in whichH834 the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 were livingH3427. 34The sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the sonsH1121 of GadH1410 15calledH7121 the altarH4196 Witness; “For,” they said, “it is a witnessH5707 betweenH996 us that the LordH3068 is GodH430.”