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21 And the descendants[a] of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh spoke with the heads of the clans[b] of Israel, 22 “Yahweh, God of gods! Yahweh, God of gods knows. And let Israel itself know, if it was in rebellion or treachery against Yahweh, do not spare us this day 23 for building for ourselves an altar to turn away from Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings,[c] grain offerings,[d] or fellowship offerings on it, may Yahweh himself take vengeance.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 22:21 Or “sons”
  2. Joshua 22:21 Or “thousands”
  3. Joshua 22:23 Hebrew “offering”
  4. Joshua 22:23 Hebrew “offering”

21 Then Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the clans of Israel: 22 “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God,(A) the Lord!(B) He knows!(C) And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the Lord, do not spare us this day. 23 If we have built our own altar to turn away from the Lord and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings,(D) or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the Lord himself call us to account.(E)

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