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Only the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle may be used for that purpose.” <a href="/esv/joshua/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away this day from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands before his tabernacle!” <a href="/bsb/joshua/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.” <a href="/kjv/joshua/22.htm">King James Bible</a> God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/22.htm">New King James Version</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn from following the LORD this day, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the LORD our God which is before His tabernacle.” <a href="/nasb_/joshua/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away from following the LORD this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God which is before His tabernacle.” <a href="/nasb/joshua/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away from following the LORD this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God which is before His tabernacle.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/joshua/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away from following the LORD this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God which is before His tabernacle.” <a href="/lsb/joshua/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh and turn away from following Yahweh this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Yahweh our God which is before His tabernacle.” <a href="/amp/joshua/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away from following the LORD this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God which is before His tabernacle [in Shiloh].” <a href="/csb/joshua/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We would never ever rebel against the LORD or turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which is in front of his tabernacle.” <a href="/hcsb/joshua/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We would never rebel against the LORD or turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which is in front of His tabernacle.&#8221 <a href="/asv/joshua/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn away this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle. <a href="/erv/joshua/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle. <a href="/gwt/joshua/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> It would be unthinkable for us to rebel against the LORD or to turn back today from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices in addition to the altar of the LORD our God that is in front of his tent." <a href="/gnt/joshua/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> We would certainly not rebel against the LORD or stop following him now by building an altar to burn offerings on or for grain offerings or sacrifices. We would not build any other altar than the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of the Tent of his presence." <a href="/isv/joshua/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> May we never rebel against the LORD today by building an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifice to replace the altar of the LORD our God which stands before his Tent."'" <a href="/msb/joshua/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.? <a href="/net/joshua/22.htm">NET Bible</a> Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD by turning back today from following after the LORD by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the LORD our God located in front of his dwelling place!" <a href="/nheb/joshua/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle." <a href="/wbt/joshua/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt-offerings, for meat-offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle. <a href="/web/joshua/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “Far be it from us that we should rebel against Yahweh, and turn away today from following Yahweh, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides Yahweh our God’s altar that is before his tabernacle!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Far be it from us to rebel against YHWH, and to turn back from after YHWH today, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of our God YHWH, which [is] before His Dwelling Place.” <a href="/ylt/joshua/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which is before His tabernacle.' <a href="/slt/joshua/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wo to us from him to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back this day from after Jehovah to build an altar for burnt-offering, for a gift and for sacrifice beside the altar of Jehovah our God which is before his tent.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> God keep us from any such wickedness that we should revolt from the Lord, and leave off following his steps, by building an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, beside the altar of the Lord our God, which is erected before his tabernacle. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> May this wickedness be far from us, such that we would withdraw from the Lord, and would forsake his paths, by constructing an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, contrary to the altar of the Lord our God, which was built before his tabernacle.” <a href="/nabre/joshua/22.htm">New American Bible</a> Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD or to turn now from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice in addition to the altar of the LORD, our God, which stands before his tabernacle.” <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands before his tabernacle!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> God forbid that we should reject the worship of the LORD, and turn away from revering him, and build for ourselves an altar for burnt offerings, for gift offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the LORD God of Israel that is before his tabernacle. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> God forbid us that we would reject the worship of LORD JEHOVAH and we would turn from the awe of LORD JEHOVAH and that we would build for ourselves an altar for burnt peace offering or for an offering or for a sacrifice apart from the altar of LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel that is in front of his Tabernacle!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God that is before His tabernacle.' <a href="/sep/joshua/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Far be it from us therefore that we should turn away from the Lord this day so as to apostatize from the Lord, so as that we should build an altar for burnt-offerings, and for peace-offerings, besides the altar of the Lord which is before his tabernacle. <a href="/parallel/joshua/22-29.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=5957" 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> …28Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’ 29<a href="/hebrew/2486.htm" title="2486: ḥā·lî·lāh (Interjection:: 3fs) -- Far be it! Or chalilah; a directive from chalal; literal for a profaned thing; used Far be it!">Far be it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">from us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775: lim·rōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To rebel. A primitive root; to rebel.">to rebel</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.">against the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·lā·šūḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and turn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·rê (Prep-m) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></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.">Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">by building</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lə·‘ō·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for burnt offerings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: lə·min·ḥāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">grain offerings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ū·lə·zā·ḇaḥ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">or sacrifices,</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: mil·lə·ḇaḏ (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Separation, a part. ">other than</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</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.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which stands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">His tabernacle.”</a> 30When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.…<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="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Deuteronomy 12:13-14</a> Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see; / you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you. <a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Leviticus 17:8-9</a> Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice / but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12-18</a> If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said / that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known), / then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you, ... <a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-30</a> Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” / After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” ... <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21-23</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. / The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. / Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">2 Chronicles 11:13-17</a> Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. / And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. ... <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a> You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, <a href="/deuteronomy/5-7.htm">Deuteronomy 5:7-9</a> You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, <a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">1 Samuel 12:20-21</a> “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. / Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty. <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a> He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7-8</a> Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. / Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19-21</a> At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. / They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. / They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11-13</a> Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. / Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD. / “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water. <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39</a> And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.God forbid<a href="/joshua/24-16.htm">Joshua 24:16</a> And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<a href="/genesis/44-7.htm">Genesis 44:7,17</a> And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: … <a href="/1_samuel/12-23.htm">1 Samuel 12:23</a> Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:to build<a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Joshua 22:23,26</a> 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; … <a href="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Deuteronomy 12:13,14</a> Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: … <a href="/2_kings/18-22.htm">2 Kings 18:22</a> But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/joshua/17-5.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/joshua/22-26.htm">Build</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Building</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/joshua/22-26.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-38.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/29-39.htm">Meat-Offerings</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/22-34.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Build</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Building</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/judges/13-19.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">Meat-Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/3-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/judges/2-5.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/judges/2-5.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/judges/2-5.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Turn</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>Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD This phrase emphasizes the seriousness of rebellion against God, which is a central theme throughout the Old Testament. Rebellion against God is seen as a grave sin, often leading to severe consequences, as seen in the stories of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3) and the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 14). The phrase reflects a deep commitment to faithfulness and obedience to God's commands.and turn away from Him today Turning away from God is synonymous with apostasy, a recurring issue for the Israelites. The historical context here involves the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who settled east of the Jordan River. Their geographical separation from the rest of Israel raised concerns about their potential spiritual separation. This phrase underscores the importance of remaining steadfast in faith and the dangers of spiritual complacency.by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices The construction of altars was a significant aspect of worship in ancient Israel. However, unauthorized altars were forbidden, as they could lead to idolatry or false worship. The Law of Moses specified that sacrifices should be made only at the designated place of worship (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Deuteronomy 12:13-14</a>). This phrase highlights the importance of adhering to God's prescribed methods of worship and the potential for altars to become a source of division or false worship.other than the altar of the LORD our God This refers to the central altar located at the tabernacle, which was the only legitimate place for sacrifices. The tabernacle, and later the temple, was the focal point of Israelite worship, symbolizing God's presence among His people. This phrase reinforces the unity of worship and the centralization of religious practices as commanded by God.which stands before His tabernacle. The tabernacle was the portable dwelling place for the divine presence during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and their early years in the Promised Land. It was a type of Christ, foreshadowing Jesus as the ultimate meeting place between God and humanity (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). This phrase emphasizes the importance of the tabernacle as the legitimate center of worship and the place where God chose to reveal His presence to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_eastern_tribes.htm">The Eastern Tribes (Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh)</a> These tribes were given land on the east side of the Jordan River and were returning to their inheritance after helping the other tribes conquer the land west of the Jordan. 2. <a href="/topical/p/phinehas,_son_of_eleazar_the_priest.htm">Phinehas, son of Eleazar the priest</a> He was sent by the Israelites to confront the Eastern tribes about the altar they built, fearing it was an act of rebellion against God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar_of_witness.htm">The Altar of Witness</a> The altar built by the Eastern tribes near the Jordan River, intended as a witness between them and the other Israelites that they all serve the same God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the altar of the LORD was located, signifying the proper place for sacrifices and offerings. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a> The Promised Land west of the Jordan River, where the majority of the Israelite tribes settled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a> The altar was a symbol of unity among the tribes, reminding us of the importance of maintaining unity in our worship practices today. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a> The Israelites' concern over the altar reflects the need to guard against idolatry and ensure our worship aligns with God's commands. <a href="/topical/z/zeal_for_god's_honor.htm">Zeal for God's Honor</a> Phinehas' involvement shows the importance of being zealous for God's honor and purity in worship, a trait we should emulate. <a href="/topical/c/communication_and_understanding.htm">Communication and Understanding</a> The resolution of the conflict through dialogue highlights the importance of communication and understanding in resolving disputes within the faith community. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_future_generations.htm">Witness to Future Generations</a> The altar served as a witness to future generations, reminding us of the importance of leaving a legacy of faithfulness to God.<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/how_did_early_israelites_offer_firstfruits.htm">How did early Israelites fulfill the centralized requirement of bringing firstfruits (Deuteronomy 26) before a formal temple or priesthood was consistently established?</a> <a href="/q/were_numbers_29_rituals_historically_feasible.htm">What evidence exists that these extensive rituals, detailed in Numbers 29, were historically observed or feasible at that scale?</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/does_solomon's_sacrifice_conflict_with_bans.htm">Does Solomon's sacrifice at high places (1 Kings 3:2-3) conflict with scriptural bans on worship outside the central sanctuary?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - God forbid. Literally, profane or accursed to us be it from Him. So Keil, Gesenius, and Knobel. That we should rebel against the Lord. The embassy had the effect not only of eliciting an explanation, but of showing how earnest, at that time at least, the tribes of Israel were in the service of God. And we may learn here, as Robertson remarks of St. Paul's frank and explicit vindications of himself, the value of explanations. Many a misunderstanding would be averted, many a feeling of rankling displeasure, culminating in an inexcusable explosion of anger, might be avoided, nay, many an unjust suspicion against a fellow Christian's honesty and sincerity of purpose might be dispelled, if men would but follow the example of the ten tribes on this occasion, or lay to heart the words of our Lord in St. <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15</a>, "If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother." <a href="/commentaries/joshua/22-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Far be it from us חָלִילָה֩ (ḥā·lî·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2486.htm">Strong's 2486: </a> For, a profaned thing, far be it! to rebel לִמְרֹ֣ד (lim·rōḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4775.htm">Strong's 4775: </a> To rebel against the LORD בַּֽיהוָ֗ה (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 and turn away וְלָשׁ֤וּב (wə·lā·šūḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from מִמֶּ֜נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of Him יְהוָ֔ה (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 today הַיּוֹם֙ (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day by building לִבְנ֣וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build an altar מִזְבֵּ֔חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar for burnt offerings, לְעֹלָ֖ה (lə·‘ō·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering grain offerings, לְמִנְחָ֣ה (lə·min·ḥāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering or sacrifices, וּלְזָ֑בַח (ū·lə·zā·ḇaḥ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice other than מִלְּבַ֗ד (mil·lə·ḇaḏ) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of the altar מִזְבַּח֙ (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (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 our God, אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative which [stands] אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face His tabernacle.” מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ (miš·kā·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> A residence, the Tabernacle <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/22-29.htm">Joshua 22:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/22-29.htm">OT History: Joshua 22:29 Far be it from us that we (Josh. 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