Joshua 22 · Verse 19

Joshua 22:19

Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.
Joshua 22:19, King James Version

Joshua 22:19 in other translations

BSBIf indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
WEBHowever, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of the LORD, in which the LORD’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but don’t rebel against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building an altar other than the LORD our God’s altar.
ASVHowbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, wherein Jehovah’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Jehovah, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.
YLT‘And surely, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for you unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, where the tabernacle of Jehovah hath tabernacled, and have possession in our midst; and against Jehovah rebel not, and against us rebel not, by your building for you an altar, besides the altar of Jehovah our God.
DARBYNotwithstanding, if the land of your possession is unclean, come over into the land of the possession of Jehovah, where Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession amongst us; but rebel not against Jehovah, and rebel not against us, in building for yourselves an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.
BBEBut if the land you now have is unclean, come over into the Lord's land where his House is, and take up your heritage among us: but do not be false to the Lord and to us by building yourselves an altar in addition to the altar of the Lord our God.
WebsterNot withstanding, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass ye over to the land of the possession of the LORD, in which the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.

What does Joshua 22:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 22:11-29

Jos 22:11-29. Contention Thereupon. 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 If the land of your possessions be unclean - The generous mind of Phinehas led him to form this excuse for them. If ye suppose that this land is impure, as not having been originally included in the covenant, and ye think that ye cannot expect the blessing of God unless ye have an altar, sacrifices, etc., then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth, the only legitimate place where sacrifices and offerings can be made. We will divide this land with you, and rather straiten ourselves than that you should conceive yourselves to be under any necessity of erecting a new altar besides the altar of the Lord our God.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 22:10-20

Here is the care of the separated tribes to keep their hold of Canaan's religion. At first sight it seemed a design to set up an altar against the altar at Shiloh. God is jealous for his own institutions; we should be so too, and afraid of every thing that looks like, or leads to idolatry. Corruptions in religion are best dealt with at first. But their prudence in following up this zealous resolution is no less…

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Joshua 22:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַ֨ךְve.'Akhand surelyH389
אִם\־'im-ifH518
טְמֵאָ֜הte.me.'Ah[is] uncleanH2931
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם'a.chu.zat.Khempossession yourH272
עִבְר֨וּ'iv.Rupass overH5674
לָכֶ֜םla.Khemfor <the> yourselves
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אֶ֨רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
אֲחֻזַּ֤ת'a.chu.Zat[the] possession ofH272
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhereH834
שָֽׁכַן\־sha.khan-it dwellsH7931
שָׁם֙shamthereH8033
מִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.Kan[the] tabernacle ofH4908
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.Zuand have possessionsH270
בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuin midst of usH8432
וּבַֽיהוָ֣הvu.ba.Yah.wehand against YahwehH3068
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּמְרֹ֗דוּtim.Ro.duyou rebelH4775
וְאֹתָ֙נוּ֙ve.'o.Ta.nuand <with the> usH854
אֶל\־'el-toH413
תִּמְרֹ֔דוּtim.Ro.dumay you rebelH4775
בִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbiv.no.te.Khemwhen build youH1129
לָכֶם֙la.Khemfor <the> yourselves
מִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achan altarH4196
מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֔יmi.bal.'a.Dei<from> exceptH1107
מִזְבַּ֖חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ\׃'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 22:19

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • Amos 7:17

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:13

    And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

  • Acts 11:8-9

    But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

  • Acts 10:14-15

    But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

  • Leviticus 18:25-28

    And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

  • Exodus 15:17

    Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

  • 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 burnt offering or sacrifice, And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5-6

    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, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • 2 Chronicles 11:16-17

    And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers. So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

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unclean.
Ex 15:17; Le 18:25-28; Am 7:17; Ac 10:14,15; 11:8,9
wherein.
18:1; Le 17:8,9; De 12:5,6; 2Ch 11:13,16,17

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Context

  • Joshua 22:18

    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.

  • Joshua 22:19

    Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.

  • Joshua 22:20

    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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Joshua 22:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Que si os parece que la tierra de vuestra posesión es inmunda, pasaos á la tierra de la posesión de Jehová, en la cual está el tabernáculo de Jehová, y tomad posesión entre nosotros; pero no os rebeléis contra Jehová, ni os rebeléis contra nosotros, edificándoos altar á más del altar de Jehová nuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si toutefois le pays de votre possession est impur, passez dans le pays qui est la possession de l’ Éternel, où est le tabernacle de l’ Éternel, et ayez votre possession au milieu de nous, mais ne vous rebellez pas contre l’ Éternel, et ne vous rebellez pas contre nous, en vous bâtissant un autel outre l’autel de l’ Éternel, notre Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jedoch wenn das Land eures Eigentums unrein ist, so kommet herüber in das Land des Eigentums Jehovas, wo die Wohnung Jehovas weilt, und machet euch ansässig in unserer Mitte, aber empöret euch nicht wider Jehova, und empöret euch nicht wider uns, indem ihr euch einen Altar bauet außer dem Altar Jehovas, unseres Gottes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod si putatis immundam esse terram possessionis vestræ, transite ad terram, in qua tabernaculum Domini est, et habitate inter nos: tantum ut a Domino et a nostro consortio non recedatis, ædificato altari præter altare Domini Dei nostri.