Joshua 22:24

Translations

Modern

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?

Traditional

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?

Literal

And nevertheless, we have done it from fear of this thing, saying, hereafter your sons may speak to our seed, saying, ‘And what have you to do with YHWH, God of Israel?

Latin

…et non ea magis cogitatione atque tractatu, ut diceremus: Cras dicent filii vestri filiis nostris: Quid vobis et Domino Deo Israël?

Original

Hebrew

English

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?

Notes

Joshua 22:24–29

The eastern tribes worried they might become excluded from Israel later because the Jordan River separated them from the western tribes.

Joshua 22:21–34

The eastern tribes explained why they acted as they did.

Joshua 22:1–34

Joshua first said goodbye to the tribes east of the Jordan River when he sent them home. As usual, he urged them to remain loyal to God.

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Deuteronomy 6:20
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Exodus 13:14
In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Edh Gad, Tribe of Joshua, Book of Manasseh, Tribe of Phinehas Shiloh Tribe of Dan Witness, Altar of

Topics

Government: Executive officers of Tribes and Cities Haste in Judgment, by Moses and the Israelites Liberality: Reubenites Misjudgment of the Reubenites and Gadites Motive: Misunderstood: when They Built the Memorial Phinehas: Sent Prudence: The Israelites, in the Threatened War with the Two and One-Half Tribes Reubenites: Unite with the Other Tribes in Building a Monument the Tribe of Gad: Assisted in Building the Altar of Witness Which Excited The the Tribe of Reuben: Assisted in Building the Altar of Witness Which offended The Uncharitableness: The Tribes West of the Jordan River Toward the Two and a Half Tribes War: Averted War: Counsels of

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