Joshua 22:34

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And the Reubenites and the Gadites named the altar 'A Witness Between Us that the LORD is God.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Reuben{H7205} and the children{H1121} of Gad{H1410} called{H7121} the altar{H4196} [Ed]: For, [said they], it is a witness{H5707} between us that Jehovah{H3068} is God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Reuben{H7205} and the children{H1121} of Gad{H1410} called{H7121}{(H8799)} the altar{H4196} Ed: for it shall be a witness{H5707} between us that the LORD{H3068} is God{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And ye childre of Ruben and Gad called the name of the altare: This altare be witnesse betwene vs, that the LORDE is God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witnesse betweene vs, that the Lord is God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, called the aulter Ed for it shalbe a witnes betweene vs, that the Lorde is God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed]: for it [shall be] a witness between us that the LORD [is] God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed]: For, [said they], it is a witness between us that Yahweh is God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim concerning the altar, that `it `is' a witness between us that Jehovah `is' God.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar `Ed': For, `said they', it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed] : For, [said they], it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave to that altar the name of Ed. For, they said, It is a witness between us that the Lord is God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar "A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Reubenites and Gadites named the altar,“Surely it is a Reminder to us that the LORD is God.”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 22:27 : 27 but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’
  • Josh 24:27 : 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.
  • 1 Kgs 18:39 : 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!"
  • Isa 43:10 : 10 'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Josh 22:33
    77%

    33 The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They no longer talked about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.

  • Josh 22:9-12
    4 verses
    77%

    9 So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the other Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had acquired at the command of the LORD through Moses.

    10 When they came to the regions by the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built a large and impressive altar there by the Jordan.

    11 Then the Israelites heard it said, 'Look, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, by the region of the Jordan, on the Israelite side.'

    12 When the Israelites heard this, the whole assembly gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.

  • Josh 22:21-31
    11 verses
    76%

    21 Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, 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, the LORD! He knows, and let Israel also know! If it was in rebellion or treachery against the LORD, do not spare us today.

    23 If we have built an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings, or to offer fellowship sacrifices on it, may the LORD Himself call us to account.

    24 We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

    25 The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.

    26 That is why we said, ‘Let us build an altar—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,

    27 but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’

    28 And 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, which our ancestors built—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

    29 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, and sacrifices other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of His tabernacle.

    30 Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation, and the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him heard the words spoken by the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the Manassites, and they were pleased.

    31 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, said to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the Manassites, 'Today we know that the LORD is among us because you have not committed this act of treachery against Him. Instead, you have rescued the Israelites from the LORD's hand.'

  • Gen 31:47-49
    3 verses
    72%

    47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

    48 Laban said, 'This heap is a witness between you and me today.' That is why it was called Galeed.

    49 It was also called Mizpah, because he said, 'May the LORD watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.

  • Josh 22:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15 When they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, they spoke to them, saying:

    16 'This is what the entire assembly of the LORD says: What is this unfaithful act you have committed against the God of Israel by turning away from following the LORD today and building for yourselves an altar, rebelling against the LORD now?

  • Gen 33:20
    70%

    20 There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

  • Josh 24:27
    70%

    27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.

  • Num 32:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

    32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

  • Judg 11:10
    70%

    10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.'

  • Josh 8:30
    69%

    30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

  • Num 32:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.

    2 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying:

  • Exod 17:15
    68%

    15 Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

  • Gen 31:44
    67%

    44 Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.'

  • Gen 35:3
    67%

    3 "Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."

  • Gen 26:28
    67%

    28 They replied, "We have clearly seen that the LORD has been with you. So we said, 'There should now be an oath between us and you; let us make a covenant with you.'"

  • Gen 31:51-53
    3 verses
    67%

    51 Laban also said to Jacob, 'Here is the heap, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.

    52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to harm you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to harm me.

    53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    67%

    1 Then David said, 'This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.'

  • Num 32:25
    67%

    25 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands.

  • 1 Kgs 18:32
    66%

    32 With the stones, he built an altar in the name of the LORD and dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

  • Josh 4:6
    66%

    6 This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

  • Josh 22:1
    66%

    1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 32:6
    66%

    6 But Moses replied to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

  • Gen 22:14
    66%

    14 And Abraham named that place 'The LORD Will Provide,' as it is said to this day, 'On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.'

  • Josh 22:19
    66%

    19 If, however, the land of your possession is unclean, then come over to the land the LORD possesses, where the LORD's tabernacle stands, and settle among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar for yourselves other than the altar of the LORD our God.

  • Judg 6:24
    66%

    24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it 'The Lord is Peace.' To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

  • Judg 21:4
    66%

    4 The next day the people rose early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

  • Num 32:29
    66%

    29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

  • Num 20:18
    65%

    18 But Edom answered, "You shall not pass through my land, or I will come out against you with the sword."