Joshua 22:11

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
heard	וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ vai.yish.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
say	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֣ן re.'u.Ven	H7205	Reuben · proper noun, a man's name
children	וּבְנֵי u.ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Gad	גָ֡ד gad	H1410	Gad · proper noun, a man's name
half	וַחֲצִי֩ va.cha.Tzi	H2677	the half or middle · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
tribe	שֵׁ֨בֶט She.vet	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה ham.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · definite article + noun, gentilic both genders singular absolute
built	בָנ֣וּ va.Nu	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
against	מוּל֙ mul	H4136	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
land	אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name
borders	גְּלִילוֹת֙ ge.li.lOt	H1552	a circuit or region · noun, common feminine plural construct
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
passage	עֵ֖בֶר 'E.ver	H5676	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 13:12-14 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,
Leviticus 17:8-9 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a b…
Deuteronomy 12:5-7 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek…
Joshua 2:7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the g…
John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Joshua 3:14-16 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before t…
Judges 12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, L…
John 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sep…

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 22:11

CONTENTION THEREUPON. (Jos. 22:11-29) and the children of Israel heard say--Fame speedily spread intelligence of what the trans-jordanic tribes had done. The act being suspected of some idolatrous design, the tribes rose in a mass, and repairing to the tabernacle at Shiloh, resolved to declare war against the two tribes and a half as apostates from God. On calmer and more mature consideration, however, they determined, in the first instance, to send a deputation consisting of the son of the high priest, and ten eminent persons from each tribe, to make inquiry into this rumored rebellion against God (Deu 13:13-15). The quality of the deputies evinced the deep solicitude that was felt on the…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 22:10

The borders of Jordan, that are in - Canaan - This verse can never mean that they built the altar on the west side of Jordan, for this was not in their territories; nor could it be a place for the purpose of public worship to their own people, if built on the opposite side of Jordan; besides, the next verse says it was built over against the land of Canaan. It appears that when they came to the river they formed the purpose of building the altar; and when they had crossed it they executed their purpose. A great altar to see to - A vast mass of earth, stones, etc., elevated to a great height, to serve as a memorial of the transactions that had already taken place. Probably it was intended als…

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John Gill on Joshua 22:11

And the children of Israel heard say,.... Those that dwelt in the land of Canaan, for otherwise, as before observed, the two tribes and a half on the other side Jordan were Israelites also; and this is a further proof that the altar was built on their side, or those in the land of Canaan would have known of the building of it, and have seen them at it, and not come at the knowledge of it by hearsay only, as it seems they did, it being reported to them by some who had been in those parts, and had seen the structure: behold, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, have built an altar over against the land of Canaan; which clearly shows it was on the ot…

Dictionary and topics

Manasseh — Who makes to forget. “God hath made me forget” (Heb. nashshani), Gen. 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother Ephraim were afterwards adopted by Jacob as his own sons…
Passage — Denotes in Josh. 22:11, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed over Jordan. The words “the passage of” are, however, more correctly rendered “by the side of,” or…
Gad · Jordan River with the tribes west of the river — Jordan River with the tribes west of the river
Gad, The Tribe Of · Assisted in building the altar of witness which excited the jealousy of Israel — Assisted in building the altar of witness which excited the jealousy of Israel
Haste · In — In
Misjudgment · .Of the Reubenites and Gadites — .Of the Reubenites and Gadites
Motive · .When they built the memorial — .When they built the memorial
Prudence · tribes — tribes
Reuben, The Tribe Of · Assisted in building the altar of witness which offended the other tribes — Assisted in building the altar of witness which offended the other tribes
Reubenites · of the river; the mo — of the river; the mo
Uncharitableness · tribes — tribes
War · Averted — Averted

Joshua 22:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 22:11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 22:10

John Gill on Joshua 22:11

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Joshua 22:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 22:11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 22:10

John Gill on Joshua 22:11

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 22:10-20

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 22:11-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 22:11

Rashi on Joshua 22:8