¹Joshua summoned the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. ²He said to them, “You have done everything the Lord’s servant Moses commanded you. You have also obeyed me in everything I commanded you. ³All this time, to this day, you have never deserted your relatives. You have carefully kept the commands of the Lord your God.

⁴“Now the Lord your God has given your relatives peace, as he promised them. So return home, to the land that is your own possession. It is the land that the Lord’s servant Moses gave you east of the Jordan River. ⁵Carefully follow the commands and teachings that the Lord’s servant Moses gave you. Love the Lord your God, follow his directions, and keep his commands. Be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and soul.” ⁶Then Joshua blessed them. He sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.

⁷Moses had given land in Bashan as an inheritance to half of Manasseh, and Joshua had given the other half of the tribe their land with their relatives west of the Jordan. When Joshua sent them home, he blessed them. ⁸He also said to them, “Return to your homes with your vast wealth, large herds of livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and loads of clothing. Divide the loot from your enemies with your relatives.”

An Altar for the Lord Is Built East of the Jordan River

⁹So the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh left the rest of the Israelites at Shiloh in Canaan. They returned to Gilead. This was their own possession which they had captured as the Lord had instructed them through Moses.

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