Joshua 22:17
“Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,”
Joshua 22:17 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Is it a small thing to you that you sinned with Beelphegor, and the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this day? and many of the people perished.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,
- DARBYDarby
- Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the assembly of Jehovah.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed till this day ; and the plague is in the company of Jehovah,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Is the sin of Peor too small for us, from which we have not been cleansed to this day, even though a plague came upon the congregation of the Lord?
Context: Joshua 22
15And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
16Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?
17Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,
18But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
19Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.
About Joshua 22: The Altar on the Jordan
Joshua reminds the Israelites to obey God's commandments and reminds the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh of their agreement to help the other tribes conquer the Promised Land before settling in their own allotted land.
Commentary
Joshua 22 is a pivotal chapter in the book of Joshua, as it marks the end of the Israelites’ conquest of the Promised Land. After the death of Moses, Joshua had led the Israelites in a successful campaign to take possession of the land promised to them by God. Now, with the land conquered, the Israelites are preparing to return to their own tribes and lands on the east side of the Jordan River.