Joshua 20:8

20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho ¹  they selected ²  Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 22:23

22:23 If we have built ³  an altar for ourselves to turn back from following the Lord by making ⁴  burnt sacrifices and grain offerings on it, or by offering ⁵  tokens of peace ⁶  on it, the Lord himself will punish us. ⁷ 

[20:8]  ¹ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[20:8]  ² tn Or “set aside.”

[22:23]  ³ tn Heb “by building.” The prepositional phrase may be subordinated to what precedes, “if in unfaithfulness…by building.”

[22:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “or if to offer up.”

[22:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “or if to make.”

[22:23]  ⁶ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[22:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Lord, he will seek.” Perhaps this is a self-imprecation in an oath, “may the Lord himself punish us.”