Joshua Chapter 22 verse 34 Holy Bible
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar `Ed': For, `said they', it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.
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And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave to that altar the name of Ed. For, they said, It is a witness between us that the Lord is God.
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And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave a name to the altar; for it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.
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And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
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And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
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The children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed]: For, [said they], it is a witness between us that Yahweh is God.
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And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim concerning the altar, that `it `is' a witness between us that Jehovah `is' God.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 34. - Ed. This word is not in the original. It is found in some late MSS. and in the Syriac and Arabic versions, but not in the LXX. or Chaldee. Even in the MSS. which have it, the word is found sometimes before and sometimes after the Hebrew word signifying "altar." This may either be because, once omitted, it was conjecturally supplied, but it is more probable that it was never there at all. The passage may be rendered, "And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad gave a name to the altar, 'for it is a witness between us.'" But it seems more likely that the word "Ed," though not expressed, is in. tended to be understood. The LXX. and Vulgate give incorrect renderings of the passage. The Lord is God. Rather, as in 1 Kings 18:39, Jehovah is the God; that is, the one true God. Some MSS. have interpolated הוּא here from the above cited passage. Such altars, or mounds, of witness seem not to have been unusual among the Eastern nations (see Genesis 31:47-52).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(34) That the Lord (i.e., Jehovah) is God (of all the twelve tribes alike).