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Joshua 22:1

At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Reubenites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Reuben, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Reuben;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ed;   Manasseh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gad (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Half Tribe;   Joshua, the Book of;   Rivers and Waterways in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joshua;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gadites ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joshua, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Reuben, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh
Hebrew Names Version
Then Yehoshua called the Re'uveni, and the Gadi, and the half-tribe of Menashsheh,
King James Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Lexham English Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
English Standard Version
At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
New Century Version
Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
New English Translation
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Amplified Bible
Then Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Contemporary English Version
Joshua had the men of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh come for a meeting, and he told them:
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Y'hoshua called the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh,
Darby Translation
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
George Lamsa Translation
THEN Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Good News Translation
Then Joshua called together the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
Literal Translation
Then Joshua called for the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Iosua called ye Rubenites and Gaddites, and ye halfe trybe of Manasse,
American Standard Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua sent for the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Iosuah called the Rubenites, the Gadites, & the halfe tribe of Manasses,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
King James Version (1611)
Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then Joshua called together the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse,
English Revised Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Berean Standard Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the same tyme Josue clepide men of Ruben, and men of Gad, and half the lynage of Manasses,
Young's Literal Translation
Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,
Update Bible Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
World English Bible
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
New King James Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
New Living Translation
Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
New Life Bible
Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh.
New Revised Standard
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, called Joshua - for the Reubenites, and for the Gadites, - and for the half tribe of Manasseh;
Revised Standard Version
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh,
THE MESSAGE
Then Joshua called together the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said: "You have carried out everything Moses the servant of God commanded you, and you have obediently done everything I have commanded you. All this time and right down to this very day you have not abandoned your brothers; you've shouldered the task laid on you by God , your God. And now God , your God, has given rest to your brothers just as he promised them. You're now free to go back to your homes, the country of your inheritance that Moses the servant of God gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Only this: Be vigilant in keeping the Commandment and The Revelation that Moses the servant of God laid on you: Love God , your God, walk in all his ways, do what he's commanded, embrace him, serve him with everything you are and have."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Contextual Overview

1 At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses, 2 And said to them: You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: you have also obeyed me in all things, 3 Neither have you left your brethren this long time, until this present day, keeping the commandment of the Lord your God. 4 Therefore as the Lord your God hath given your brethren rest and peace, as he promised: return, and go to your dwellings, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan: 5 Yet so that you observe attentively, and in work fulfil the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: that you love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, and keep all his commandments, and cleave to him, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul. 6 And Josue blessed them, and sent them away, and they returned to their dwellings. 7 Now to half the tribe of Manasses, Moses had given a possession in Basan: and therefore to the half that remained, Josue gave a lot among the rest of their brethren beyond the Jordan to the west. And when he sent them away to their dwellings and had blessed them, 8 He said to them: With much substance and riches, you return to your settlements, with silver and gold, brass and iron, and variety of raiment: divide the prey of your enemies with your brethren. 9 So the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses returned, and parted from the children of Israel in Silo, which is in Chanaan, to go into Galaad the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua: Numbers 32:18-33, Deuteronomy 29:7, Deuteronomy 29:8

Reubenites: We have already seen, that a detachment of 40,000 men, of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, had passed over Jordan armed, with their brethren, according to their agreement with Moses. The war being now concluded, the land divided, and their brethren settled, Joshua assembles these warriors; and with commendations for their services and fidelity, he dismisses them, having fist given them the most pious and suitable instructions. They had now been about seven years absent from their respective families; and though there was only the river Jordan between the camp of Gilgal and their own inheritance, yet it does not appear that they had, during that time, ever revisited their home, which they might have done at any time of the year, except the harvest, as the river was at other times easily fordable.

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:18 - I commanded Deuteronomy 33:6 - General Joshua 1:13 - Remember 1 Chronicles 12:37 - the other side

Cross-References

Genesis 22:7
Isaac said to his father: My father. And he answered: What wilt thou, son? Behold, saith he, fire and wood: where is the victim for the holocaust?
Genesis 22:11
And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.
Genesis 22:12
And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake.
Genesis 22:14
And he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth. Whereupon, even to this day, it is said: In the mountain the Lord will see.
Exodus 3:4
And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush. and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.
Exodus 16:4
And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you; let the people go forth, and gather what is sufficient for every day: that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or not.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.
Deuteronomy 8:16
And fed thee in the wilderness with manna which thy fathers knew not. And after he had afflicted and proved thee, at the last he had mercy on thee,
Deuteronomy 13:3
Thou shalt not hear the words of that prophet or dreamer: for the Lord your God trieth you, that it may appear whether you love him with all your heart, and with all your soul, or not.
Judges 2:22
That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. The promise of God to Israel being fulfilled, the land of Canaan being for the most part subdued, the war at an end, and rest had on all sides from their enemies, and the land divided among the nine tribes and an half, and they settled in the quiet possession of their lots; Joshua sent for the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, who had, at their own request, their portion allotted them on the other side Jordan, and who came over that river with him to assist their brethren in their wars with the Canaanites, and addressed them in the following respectable manner.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The events of this chap. are no doubt recorded in their proper historical order. The auxiliary forces of the trans-Jordanic tribes were not sent away immediately after the campaigns against the Canaanites were over. They set forth from Shiloh, Joshua 22:9, to which place the sanctuary had been removed Joshua 18:1 after the conquest and the settlement of the children of Judah and of Joseph in their possessions, and after the appointment of the Levitical cities.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXII

Joshua assembles, commends, blesses, and then dismisses the two

tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 1-8.

They return and build an altar by the side of Jordan, 9, 10.

The rest of the Israelites hearing of this, and suspecting that

they had built the altar for idolatrous purposes, or to make a

schism in the national worship, prepare to go to war with them,

11, 12;

but first send a deputation to know the truth, 13, 14.

They arrive and expostulate with their brethren, 15-20.

The Reubenites, Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh, make a

noble defence, and show that their altar was built as a

monument only to prevent idolatry, 21-29.

The deputation are satisfied, and return to the ten tribes and

make their report, 30-32.

The people rejoice and praise God, 33;

and the Reubenites and Gadites call the altar they had raised

Ed, that it might be considered a witness between them and

their brethren on the other side Jordan, 34.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII

Verse Joshua 22:1. Then Joshua called the Reubenites, c. — We have already seen that 40,000 men of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, had passed over Jordan armed, with their brethren, according to their stipulation with Moses. The war being now concluded, Joshua assembles these warriors, and with commendations for their services and fidelity, he dismisses them, having first given them the most pious and suitable advices. They had now been about seven years absent from their respective families and though there was only the river Jordan between the camp at Gilgal and their own inheritance, yet it does not appear that they had during that time ever revisited their own home, which they might have done any time in the year, the harvest excepted, as at all other times that river was easily fordable.


 
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