Joshua 22:4-9

Context
22:4 Now the Lord your God has made your fellow Israelites secure,¹ just as he promised them. So now you may turn around and go to your homes² in your own land³ which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned to you east of the Jordan. 22:5 But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord’s servant gave you. Love⁴ the Lord your God, follow all his instructions,⁵ obey⁶ his commands, be loyal to him,⁷ and serve him with all your heart and being!”⁸

22:6 Joshua rewarded⁹ them and sent them on their way; they returned to their homes.¹⁰ 22:7 (Now to one half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned land in Bashan; and to the other half Joshua had assigned land on the west side of the Jordan with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home,¹¹ he rewarded¹² them, 22:8 saying, “Take home¹³ great wealth, a lot of cattle,¹⁴ silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a lot of¹⁵ clothing. Divide up the goods captured from your enemies with your brothers.” 22:9 So the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and headed home to their own land in Gilead,¹⁶ which they acquired by the Lord’s command through Moses.

[22:4] ¹tn Heb “has given rest to your brothers.”

[22:4] ²tn Heb “tents.”

[22:4] ³tn Heb “the land of your possession.”

[22:5] ⁴tn Heb “But be very careful to do the commandment and the law which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you, to love.”

[22:5] ⁵tn Heb “walk in all his paths.”

[22:5] ⁶tn Or “keep.”

[22:5] ⁷tn Heb “hug him.”

[22:5] ⁸tn Or “soul.”

[22:6] ⁹tn Heb “blessed.” However, see v. 8, where rewards are given.

[22:6] ¹⁰tn Heb “and they went to their tents.”

[22:7] ¹¹tn Heb “to their tents.”

[22:7] ¹²tn Heb “blessed.”

[22:8] ¹³tn Heb “return to your tents with.”

[22:8] ¹⁴tn Heb “very many cattle.”

[22:8] ¹⁵tn Heb “very much clothing.”

[22:9] ¹⁶tn Heb “returned and went from the sons of Israel, from Shiloh which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession.”