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And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned,
and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which
is
in the land of Canaan, to go unto
the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to
the word of the L
ORD
by the hand of Moses.
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And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that
are
in the land of Canaan, the children
of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a
great altar to see to.
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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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And when the children of Israel heard
of it,
the
whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to
war against them.
13
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children
of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the
priest,
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And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel;
and each one
was
an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
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And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe
of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
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Thus saith the whole
congregation of the L
ORD
, What trespass
is
this that ye have committed against the God of Israel,
to turn away this day from following the L
ORD
, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might
rebel this day against the L
ORD
?
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Is
the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not
cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the L
ORD
,
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But that ye
must turn away this day from following the L
ORD
? and it will be,
seeing
ye rebel to day against the
L
ORD
, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
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Notwithstanding,
if the land of your possession
be
unclean,
then
pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the
L
ORD
, wherein the L
ORD
’S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against
the L
ORD
, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the L
ORD
our God.
20
Did
not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the
congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
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Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered,
and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
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The L
ORD
God of gods, the L
ORD
God of gods,
he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if
it be
in rebellion, or if in transgression against the L
ORD
,
(save us not this day,)
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That we have built us an altar to turn from following the L
ORD
, or if to
offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the L
ORD
himself require it;
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And if we have not
rather
done it for fear of
this
thing, saying, In time to come
your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the L
ORD
God of
Israel?
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For the L
ORD
hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and
children of Gad; ye have no part in the L
ORD
: so shall your children make our children cease from
fearing the L
ORD
.
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Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering,
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