Joshua 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?”
Joshua 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““The whole congregation of Yahweh says, ‘What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away today from following Yahweh, in that you have built yourselves an altar, to rebel today against Yahweh?”
Joshua 22:16 — World English Bible
Joshua 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith the whole congregation of Jehovah, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against Jehovah? ”
Joshua 22:16 — American Standard Version
Joshua 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thus said all the company of Jehovah, What <FI>is<Fi> this trespass which ye have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, by your building for you an altar, for your rebelling to-day against Jehovah?”
Joshua 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith the whole assembly of Jehovah: What wickedness is this which ye have committed against theGod of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have built yourselves an altar, rebelling this day against Jehovah? ”
Joshua 22:16 — Darby Translation
Joshua 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What transgression is this that ye haue transgressed against the God of Israel, to turne away this day from the Lord, in that ye haue built you an altar for to rebell this day against the Lord?”
Joshua 22:16 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 22:16 in Context — Joshua 22
14 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.
15 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,
16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?
17 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 Lord,
18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
What Does Joshua 22:16 Mean?
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