¹ Then^▵ Joshua called the Reubenite and the Gadite and the half tribe of Manasseh,

² and he said to^▵ them, You^◦ have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice as to all that I commanded you.

³ You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, even·​·to this day, and have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

⁴ And now Jehovah your God has given rest to your brothers, as^◦ He spoke to them, and now turn· your ·face and go to^▵ your tents, to the land of your possession^◦ which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you across the Jordan.

⁵ Only take·​·heed exceedingly to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk^◦ in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and to stick to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁶ And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to^▵ their tents.

⁷ And to the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh Moses had given an inheritance in Bashan; but to its other half Joshua gave an inheritance with their brothers from across the Jordan toward the sea. And when^◦ Joshua also sent· them ·away to^▵ their tents, then he blessed them.

⁸ And he said to^▵ them, saying, Return with many stores to^▵ your tents, and with very much livestock, with silver, and with gold, and with bronze and with iron, and with very much raiment; part the spoil of your enemies with^▵ your brothers.

⁹ And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh returned and went from being with^◦ the sons of Israel from Shiloh which is in the land of Canaan, to go to^▵ the land of Gilead, to^▵ the land of their possession^◦, of which they had·​·possession^◦, by^◦ the mouth of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.

¹⁰ And they came to^▵ the boundaries of the Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh built there an altar by^◦ the Jordan, a great altar in appearance.

¹¹ And the sons of Israel heard of it, saying, Behold, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh have built an altar next·​·to the land of Canaan, on the boundaries of the Jordan, at^▵ the crossing of the sons of Israel.

¹² And the sons of Israel heard, and all the congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh, to go·​·up against them with an army.

¹³ And the sons of Israel sent to^▵ the sons of Reuben, and to^▵ the sons of Gad, and to^▵ the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh, unto^▵ the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

¹⁴ and ten chiefs with him, one chief, one chief^* for the house of a father for all the tribes of Israel; and each·​·man^◦ the head of the house of their fathers were they^◦, for the thousands of Israel.

¹⁵ And they came to^▵ the sons of Reuben and to^▵ the sons of Gad, and to^▵ the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh, to^▵ the land of Gilead, and they spoke with^◦ them, saying,

¹⁶ Thus says all the congregation of Jehovah: What trespass is this that you have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn·​·back this day from after Jehovah, in your building an altar for yourselves, that you might revolt this day against Jehovah?

¹⁷ Is the iniquity of Peor too·​·little for us, from which we are· not ·clean until this day, and there was the plague which struck in the congregation of Jehovah,

¹⁸ and you^◦ have turned·​·back today from after Jehovah? And it will be that you^◦ will revolt today against^◦ Jehovah, and tomorrow He will be·​·enraged toward^▵ all the congregation of Israel.

¹⁹ Only^▵, if the land of your possession^◦ be unclean, cross· ye ·over to^▵ the land of the possession^◦ of Jehovah, which the Habitation of Jehovah inhabits, and take·​·possession^◦ in our midst; and revolt not against^◦ Jehovah, and revolt not against us, in your building for yourselves an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

²⁰ Did not Achan the son of Zeraḥ trespass a trespass in the devoted·​·thing^*, and there was a rage against all the congregation of Israel? And not only this^◦ one man^◦ expired in his iniquity.

²¹ And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe^◦ of Manasseh answered and spoke with^◦ the heads of the thousands of Israel:

²² The God^◦ of gods is Jehovah. The God^◦ of gods is Jehovah, He^◦ knows, and Israel, he^◦ shall know, if in revolt and if in trespass against^◦ Jehovah, you will save us not this day,

²³ for building an altar for ourselves to turn·​·back from after Jehovah. And if to offer·​·up on it a burnt·​·offering and a gift·​·offering, and if to make on it sacrifices of peace·​·offerings, Jehovah Himself^◦ will seek it out.

²⁴ And if we have not out of anxiety about this thing done this, saying, Tomorrow your sons might say to our sons, saying, What have you with Jehovah God of Israel?

²⁵ And Jehovah has given the Jordan as a border between us and you, ye sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have^◦ no part in Jehovah; and your sons shall make our sons cease from fearing Jehovah.

²⁶ And we said, Let us now^◦ do this thing for us, so as to build an altar, not for burnt·​·offering, nor for sacrifice:

²⁷ but^◦ it^◦ shall be a witness between us and you and our generations after us, to serve the service of Jehovah before Him, with our burnt·​·offerings and with our sacrifices and with our peace-offerings; that your sons may not say to our sons tomorrow, You have no part in Jehovah.

²⁸ And we said, Then it shall be, when^◦ they say so to^▵ us or to^▵ our generations tomorrow, that we may say, See the shape of the altar of Jehovah which our fathers made, not for burnt·​·offering, nor for sacrifice; but^◦ it^◦ is a witness between us and you.

²⁹ Far·​·be·​·it from us that we should revolt against Jehovah, and turn·​·back this day from after Jehovah to build an altar for burnt·​·offering, for gift·​·offering, and for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before the Habitation.

³⁰ And Phinehas the priest, and the chiefs of the congregation, and the heads of the thousands of Israel who were with^◦ him, heard the words which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh spoke, and it was·​·good in their eyes.

³¹ And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to^▵ the sons of Reuben, and to^▵ the sons of Gad, and to^▵ the sons of Manasseh, Today we know that Jehovah is in our midst, that you have not trespassed this trespass against^◦ Jehovah; at·​·this·​·time^▵ you have rescued the sons of Israel from the hand of Jehovah.

³² And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs, returned from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto^▵ the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel, and brought them word again.

³³ And the word was·​·good in the eyes of the sons of Israel; and the sons of Israel blessed God and said that they would not go·​·up against them with the army to destroy the land in which^◦ the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad dwelt.

³⁴ And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad called the altar, It^◦ is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.

¹ You shall not make for you vain·​·gods^◦ nor a graven image; you shall not raise·​·up a statue; you shall not put^◦ stone imagery in your land, to bow·​·down to it; for I^◦ am Jehovah your God.

² My Sabbaths you shall keep, and My sanctuary you shall fear; I^◦ am Jehovah.

³ If you walk^◦ in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them;

⁴ then I will give your showers in their time, and the land shall give her produce, and the tree of the field shall give its fruit.

⁵ And for you the threshing shall overtake the vintage, and the vintage shall overtake the seed time; and you shall eat your bread to satisfaction, and dwell in your land securely.

⁶ And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie·​·down, and none shall frighten you; and I will make the evil animal cease from the land, and the sword shall not pass·​·through in your land.

⁷ And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

⁸ And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you shall pursue a myriad; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

⁹ And I will turn· My ·face to^▵ you, and make· you ·fruitful, and multiply you, and raise·​·up My covenant with^◦ you.

¹⁰ And you shall eat the old which is old^*, and bring·​·out the old from before the new.

¹¹ And I will put^◦ My Habitation among^▵ you; and My soul shall not abhor you.

¹² And I will walk among^▵ you, and will be your God, and you^◦ shall be My people.

¹³ I^◦ am Jehovah your God, who brought· you ·out from the land of Egypt, from being their servants; and I have broken the braces of your yoke, and caused you to go erect.

¹⁴ But if you will not hearken to Me, and will not do all these commandments;

¹⁵ and if you shall reject My statutes, and if your soul abhor My judgments, that you will not^▵ do all My commandments, to make· My covenant ·of·​·none·​·effect,

¹⁶ I^◦ also^◦ will do this to you; and I will visit on you vexation, the consumption, and the fever, that shall consume· the eyes ·completely, and torment of soul; and you shall sow your seed to emptiness, and your enemies shall eat it.

¹⁷ And I will put^◦ My face against^◦ you, and you shall be struck before your enemies; they that hate you shall have·​·dominion over^◦ you; and you shall flee and none pursues you.

¹⁸ And if you will not as·​·far·​·as these hearken to Me, then I will chastise you seven times again for^▵ your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your strength; and I will put^◦ your heavens as iron, and your earth as bronze;

²⁰ and your power shall be finished in emptiness; and your land shall not give her produce, and the tree of the land shall not give its fruit.

²¹ And if you walk^◦ contrary with Me, and are· not ·willing to hearken to Me; then I will add upon you seven smitings according·​·to your sins.

²² And I will send wild·​·animals of the field among^◦ you, and they shall bereave you, and shall cut·​·off your beasts, and make· you ·few; and your ways shall be·​·desolate.

²³ And if you will not be instructed^◦ by^▵ Me by these things, but will walk contrary to Me;

²⁴ and I^◦ will also^◦ walk contrary to you, and I^◦ will smite you yet^◦ seven times for^▵ your sins.

²⁵ And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the vengeance of My covenant; and when you are gathered·​·together into^▵ your cities, I will send the pestilence among^▵ you; and you shall be given into the hand of the enemy.

²⁶ When I have broken the rod of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall return you your bread by weight; and you shall eat, and not be satisfied.

²⁷ And if you will not in this hearken to Me, but walk contrary to Me;

²⁸ then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, yea, I^◦, will chastise you seven times for^▵ your sins.

²⁹ And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters you shall eat.

³⁰ And I will blot·​·out your high·​·places, and cut·​·off your sun·​·statues, and put^◦ your corpses upon the corpses of your idols, and My soul shall abhor you.

³¹ And I will put^◦ your cities as a waste, and I will desolate your sanctuaries, and I will not smell the restful smell of your offerings.

³² And I^◦ will desolate the land; and your enemies upon her who dwell in her shall be·​·desolate.

³³ And I will disperse you among^◦ the nations, and will unsheathe a sword after you; and your land shall be desolate, and your cities shall be a waste.

³⁴ Then shall the land be·​·well·​·pleased in her Sabbaths, all the days of her desolation, and you^◦ are in the land of your enemies; then shall the land rest^◦, and be well·​·pleased in her Sabbaths.

³⁵ All the days it is·​·desolate it shall rest^◦; that it did not rest^◦ in your Sabbaths, when you dwelt upon it.

³⁶ And upon them that are left among^◦ you I will bring dismay^* into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the voice of a leaf blown·​·away shall pursue them; and they shall flee as·​·if fleeing a sword; and they shall fall and none pursues.

³⁷ And they shall stumble, a man^◦ upon^◦ his brother, as·​·it·​·were before a sword, and none pursues; and you^◦ shall have no^◦ power to stand before your enemies

³⁸ And you shall perish among^◦ the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat· you ·up.

³⁹ And they who are left among^◦ you shall waste·​·away in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and yea, in the iniquities of their fathers shall they waste·​·away with them.

⁴⁰ And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against^◦ Me, and that also^◦ they have walked contrary to Me;

⁴¹ and that I^◦ also^◦ have gone contrary to them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then are·​·well·​·pleasing of the punishment of their iniquity;

⁴² and I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and also^◦ My covenant with Isaac, and also^◦ My covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

⁴³ And the land shall be forsaken of them^◦, and shall be·​·well·​·pleased with^◦ her Sabbaths, when she is·​·desolated from them^◦. And they^◦ shall be·​·well·​·pleased with^◦ their iniquity; because, even^◦ because, they rejected My judgments, and their soul abhorred My statutes.

⁴⁴ And yea, for even this, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, and I will not abhor them to consume· them ·all, to make· My covenant with them ·of·​·none·​·effect; for I^◦ am Jehovah their God.

⁴⁵ But I will remember for them the covenant of the first ones, whom I brought·​·out from the land of Egypt in the eyes of the nations, to be to them their God; I^◦ am Jehovah.

⁴⁶ These are the statutes and judgments and laws which Jehovah gave, between Him and the sons of Israel in Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.