Joshua 22:34
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
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.
BBE
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave a name to the altar; for it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.
DBY
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.
WEB
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.'
YLT
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.
ENG
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.
WBT
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
BSB
In context
32And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
34And 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Gad
- Reuben