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Joshua 22:1–3

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22 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh and said to them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded,l and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the Lord your God gave you.

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Joshua 22:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you. You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you. During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the Lord your God right up to the present day.

Joshua 22:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, and said to them: “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. You have not left your brethren these many days, up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. He said to them, “You have done everything Moses, the Lord’s servant, told you to do. You have also obeyed all my commands. For a long time you have supported the other Israelites. You have been careful to obey the commands the Lord your God gave you.

Joshua 22:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you: ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened to my voice in all that I commanded you. Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and ye have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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

Joshua 22:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh and told them, “You have done everything Moses the Lord’s servant commanded you and have obeyed me in everything I commanded you. You have not deserted your brothers even once this whole time but have carried out the requirement of the command of the Lord your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them, “You have observed all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed me in all that I have commanded you; you have not forsaken your kindred these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and he said to them, “You have observed all that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, and you have listened to my voice in all that I have commanded you; you have not forsaken your kinsmen these many days, up to this day, and you have observed the obligation of the command of Yahweh your God.

Joshua 22:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Joshua sent for the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. He said to them, “You have done everything that Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded. You have also obeyed everything I commanded. For a long time now you haven’t deserted the other Israelites. Instead, you have done what the Lord your God sent you to do. You have obeyed him to this very day.

Joshua 22:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.

“You have not forsaken your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.


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