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You have no share in the LORD.&#8217 So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the LORD. <a href="/nlt/joshua/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> The LORD has placed the Jordan River as a barrier between our people and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have no claim to the LORD.’ So your descendants may prevent our descendants from worshiping the LORD. <a href="/esv/joshua/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you people of Reuben and people of Gad. You have no portion in the LORD.’ So your children might make our children cease to worship the LORD. <a href="/bsb/joshua/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/joshua/22.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/22.htm">New King James Version</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between you and us, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no part in the LORD.” So your descendants would make our descendants cease fearing the LORD.’ <a href="/nasb_/joshua/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in the LORD.” So your sons may make our sons stop fearing the LORD.’ <a href="/nasb/joshua/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in the LORD.&#8221 So your sons may make our sons stop fearing the LORD.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/joshua/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in the LORD.” So your sons may make our sons stop fearing the LORD.’ <a href="/lsb/joshua/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh.” So your sons may make our sons stop fearing Yahweh.’ <a href="/amp/joshua/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no part in the LORD.” So your sons (descendants) may cause our sons to stop fearing the LORD.’ <a href="/csb/joshua/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the LORD! ’ So your descendants may cause our descendants to stop fearing the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the LORD!&#8217 So your descendants may cause our descendants to stop fearing the LORD.&#8221 <a href="/asv/joshua/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> for Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in Jehovah: so might your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah. <a href="/erv/joshua/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> for the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD. <a href="/gwt/joshua/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD has made the Jordan River a dividing line between us and you, the descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no connection with the LORD!' So your descendants would stop our descendants from worshiping the LORD. <a href="/gnt/joshua/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> He made the Jordan a boundary between us and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have nothing to do with the LORD.' Then your descendants might make our descendants stop worshiping the LORD. <a href="/isv/joshua/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD has established the Jordan River to be a territorial border between us and you. descendants of Reuben and descendants of Gad have no allotment from the LORD." So your descendants may cause our descendants to stop fearing the LORD.' <a href="/msb/joshua/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/joshua/22.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the LORD.' In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying the LORD. <a href="/nheb/joshua/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you people of Reuben and people of Gad. You have no portion in the LORD."' So your children might make our children cease from fearing the LORD. <a href="/wbt/joshua/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the LORD hath made Jordan a boundary 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. <a href="/web/joshua/22.htm">World English Bible</a> For Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no portion in Yahweh.”’ So your children might make our children cease from fearing Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For YHWH has put a border between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad—Jordan; you have no portion in YHWH—and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear YHWH. <a href="/ylt/joshua/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for a border hath Jehovah put between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad -- Jordan; ye have no portion in Jehovah -- and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear Jehovah. <a href="/slt/joshua/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah gave the bound of our sons and your sons, ye sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; Jordan not to you a part in Jehovah. And your sons caused our sons to cease from fearing Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The Lord hath put the river Jordan for a border between us and you, O ye children of Ruben, and ye children of Gad: and therefore you have no part in the Lord. And by this occasion you children shall turn away our children from the fear of the Lord. We therefore thought, it best, <a href="/cpdv/joshua/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The Lord has stationed the river Jordan as the border between us and you, O sons of Reuben, O sons of Gad. And therefore, you have no part in the Lord.’ And by this occasion, your sons would turn away our sons from the fear of the Lord. And so we sought something better, <a href="/nabre/joshua/22.htm">New American Bible</a> For the LORD has placed the Jordan as a boundary between you and us, you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD.’ Thus your children would prevent ours from revering the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you Reubenites and Gadites; you have no portion in the LORD.’ So your children might make our children cease to worship the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you; now therefore you have no part in the LORD; so in time to come shall your children make our children cease from worshipping the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold LORD JEHOVAH put the border between us and you, this Jordan, therefore there is not a portion for you in LORD JEHOVAH the God of Israel, and your children of tomorrow shall prevent our children that they would not worship LORD JEHOVAH”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> for the LORD hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in the LORD; so might your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD. <a href="/sep/joshua/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Whereas the Lord has set boundaries between us and you, even Jordan, and ye have no portion in the Lord: so your sons shall alienate our sons, that they should not worship the Lord. <a href="/parallel/joshua/22-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=5898" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/22.htm">The Offensive Altar</a> …24But 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? 25<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">For the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">has made</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ū·ḡə·ḇūl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">a border</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- An interval, space between. ">between us</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2mp) -- An interval, space between. ">and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7205.htm" title="7205: rə·’ū·ḇên (N-proper-ms) -- From the imperative of ra'ah and ben; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob.">Reubenites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê- (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1410.htm" title="1410: ḡāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.">Gadites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">You have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥê·leq (N-ms) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">share</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">in the LORD!’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">So your descendants could cause</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">ours</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: wə·hiš·bî·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">to stop</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: yə·rō (V-Qal-Inf) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">fearing</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 26That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/32-19.htm">Numbers 32:19</a> Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.” <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7</a> Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. <a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Judges 5:16-17</a> Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision. / Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors. <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a> When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">2 Chronicles 10:19</a> So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David. <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">Psalm 78:9-11</a> The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle. / They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law. / They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17</a> The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.” <a href="/ezekiel/37-22.htm">Ezekiel 37:22</a> I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Hosea 5:10</a> The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Amos 5:25-27</a> Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves. / Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts. <a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-24</a> Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ... <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38-39</a> He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us. / But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a> the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18</a> Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar? <a href="/galatians/4-25.htm">Galatians 4:25-26</a> Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. / But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the LORD has made Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad; you have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.ye have<a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Joshua 22:27</a> 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.<a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a> And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.<a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a> So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.make<a href="/1_samuel/26-19.htm">1 Samuel 26:19</a> Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.<a href="/1_kings/12-27.htm">1 Kings 12:27-30</a> If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah… <a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">1 Kings 14:16</a> And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/20-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joshua/9-23.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/joshua/22-24.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/22-24.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/joshua/22-11.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/22-24.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/joshua/19-9.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/19-9.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/joshua/22-21.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/joshua/22-21.htm">Reubenites</a> <a href="/joshua/19-9.htm">Share</a> <a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/24-30.htm">Border</a> <a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Reubenites</a> <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Share</a> <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 22</div>1. <a href="/joshua/22-1.htm">The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home,</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/22-10.htm">They build the altar of testimony in their journey</a> 11. <a href="/joshua/22-11.htm">The Israelites are offended thereat</a> 21. <a href="/joshua/22-21.htm">They vindicate their conduct, and give them good satisfaction</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. This phrase highlights the geographical division established by the Jordan River, which served as a natural boundary between the tribes settling on the east and west sides. The Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, chose to settle east of the Jordan (<a href="/numbers/32.htm">Numbers 32:1-5</a>). This decision was made with Moses' approval, provided they assisted in the conquest of Canaan. The Jordan River, therefore, became a significant marker of tribal territories. Theologically, this boundary was seen as divinely ordained, emphasizing God's sovereignty in the allocation of the Promised Land. The division also foreshadows later tensions between the tribes, as seen in this passage, where concerns about unity and shared worship arise.You have no share in the LORD!’ This statement reflects a deep concern about the potential spiritual and communal separation between the tribes. The fear was that the physical boundary might lead to a spiritual one, where the eastern tribes might be excluded from the central worship practices at the Tabernacle, located in Shiloh at the time (<a href="/joshua/18.htm">Joshua 18:1</a>). This concern is rooted in the covenantal relationship Israel had with God, where worship and obedience were central. The phrase echoes the importance of unity in worship and the dangers of division, which could lead to idolatry or apostasy, as warned in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-14</a>. Theologically, it underscores the necessity of communal worship and the shared inheritance of God's promises.So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD. This phrase expresses the fear of future generations losing their reverence and obedience to God due to separation. The "fear of the LORD" is a recurring biblical theme, signifying a relationship of reverence, awe, and obedience (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>). The concern here is that physical separation might lead to a spiritual drift, where the eastern tribes might develop different religious practices or neglect the central worship at the Tabernacle. Historically, this reflects the importance of communal identity and shared religious practices in maintaining covenant faithfulness. The phrase serves as a warning about the potential consequences of division and the importance of teaching future generations to remain faithful to God's covenant, as emphasized in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/reubenites_and_gadites.htm">Reubenites and Gadites</a> These are two of the tribes of Israel who settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River. They are central to the discussion in this passage as they are being addressed by the other tribes of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a> A significant geographical and symbolic boundary in the account. It represents a division between the tribes on the east and west sides. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, whose commands and promises are central to the identity and unity of the Israelite tribes. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar_of_witness.htm">The Altar of Witness</a> Built by the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as a witness between them and the other tribes, signifying their shared worship of Yahweh despite the physical separation. 5. <a href="/topical/p/phinehas.htm">Phinehas</a> The son of Eleazar the priest, who plays a key role in mediating the potential conflict between the tribes by investigating the intentions behind the altar.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> The tribes of Israel, though separated by the Jordan, are called to maintain unity in their worship and fear of the LORD. This teaches us the importance of unity in the body of Christ, despite physical or denominational differences. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_intentions.htm">The Importance of Intentions</a> The Reubenites and Gadites built the altar with good intentions as a witness, not for sacrifice. This reminds us to seek understanding and clarity in others' actions before jumping to conclusions. <a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the LORD</a> The concern was that separation might lead to a loss of reverence for God. We must ensure that nothing in our lives causes us or others to lose the fear of the LORD. <a href="/topical/m/mediation_and_reconciliation.htm">Mediation and Reconciliation</a> Phinehas' role as a mediator highlights the importance of seeking peaceful resolutions and understanding in conflicts within the community of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 22</a> <a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_of_joshua_22_10_altar.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of this altar mentioned in Joshua 22:10, considering its significance to the nation's unity?</a> <a href="/q/why_build_a_separate_altar_in_joshua_22_10.htm">How do we reconcile the building of a separate altar in Joshua 22:10 with earlier commands to worship at one central sanctuary?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_divine_punishment_in_joshua_22.htm">If the eastern tribes truly risked idolatry, as it appears in Joshua 22:16-18, why does the narrative not record any divine punishment or sign to confirm the seriousness of the offense?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_joshua_22_align_with_deut._12.htm">How does Joshua 22 align with other passages that mandate a single place of worship (e.g., Deuteronomy 12), and why is there no mention of God's direct intervention here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/joshua/22-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For the LORD יְ֠הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has made נָֽתַן־ (nā·ṯan-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine a border וּגְב֣וּל (ū·ḡə·ḇūl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed between us בֵּינֵ֨נוּ (bê·nê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between and you— וּבֵינֵיכֶ֜ם (ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between you Reubenites רְאוּבֵ֤ן (rə·’ū·ḇên) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7205.htm">Strong's 7205: </a> Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc and Gadites. גָד֙ (ḡāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet You have no אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle share חֵ֖לֶק (ḥê·leq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> Portion, tract, territory in the LORD!’ בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel So your descendants וּבְנֵי־ (ū·ḇə·nê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son could cause בְנֵיכֶם֙ (ḇə·nê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son ours בָּנֵ֔ינוּ (bā·nê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son to stop וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּ (wə·hiš·bî·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> To repose, desist from exertion fearing יְרֹ֥א (yə·rō) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/22-25.htm">Joshua 22:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/22-25.htm">OT History: Joshua 22:25 For Yahweh has made the Jordan (Josh. 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