Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They were glad to hear the report and praised God. And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived. New Living Translation And all the Israelites were satisfied and praised God and spoke no more of war against Reuben and Gad. English Standard Version And the report was good in the eyes of the people of Israel. And the people of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them to destroy the land where the people of Reuben and the people of Gad were settled. Berean Standard Bible The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived. King James Bible And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. New King James Version So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. New American Standard Bible The word pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in battle to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living. NASB 1995 The word pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in war to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living. NASB 1977 And the word pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in war, to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living. Legacy Standard Bible And the word was good in the sight of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in war to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living. Amplified Bible The report pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they said no more about going to battle against them to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living. Christian Standard Bible The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they blessed God. They spoke no more about going to war against them to ravage the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They spoke no more about going to war against them to ravage the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived. American Standard Version And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the answer was beautiful in the eyes of the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God and they said that they would not go up against them for battle for the destruction of the land of the children of Rubil, and of the children of Gad, and of the children of Manasheh who were dwelling in it Brenton Septuagint Translation And it pleased the children of Israel; and they spoke to the children of Israel, and blessed the God of the children of Israel, and told them to go up no more to war against the others to destroy the land of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse: so they dwelt upon it. Contemporary English Version The Israelites were happy and praised God. There was no more talk about going to war and wiping out the tribes of Reuben and Gad. Douay-Rheims Bible And the saying pleased all that heard it. And the children of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession. English Revised Version And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of Israel were satisfied with the report. So they praised God and didn't talk anymore about going to war against Reuben and Gad and destroying the land where they were living. Good News Translation The Israelites were satisfied and praised God. They no longer talked about going to war to devastate the land where the people of Reuben and Gad had settled. International Standard Version What they said pleased the people of Israel, so they blessed God and said no more about going up to attack them in war and to destroy the land where the descendants of Reuben and the descendants of Gad were living. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt. Literal Standard Version and the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not spoken to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, are dwelling in. Majority Standard Bible The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived. New American Bible The report satisfied the Israelites, who blessed God and decided not to take military action against the Reubenites and Gadites nor to ravage the land where they lived. NET Bible The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived. New Revised Standard Version The report pleased the Israelites; and the Israelites blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them, to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites were settled. New Heart English Bible The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the people of Reuben and the people of Gad lived. Webster's Bible Translation And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. World English Bible The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad lived. Young's Literal Translation and the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not said to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, are dwelling in. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Offensive Altar…32Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead. 33The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived. 34So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”… Cross References Luke 2:28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying: Joshua 22:32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead. 1 Chronicles 29:20 Then David said to the whole assembly, "Blessed be the LORD your God." So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king. Daniel 2:19 During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven Treasury of Scripture And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelled. the thing Joshua 22:20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. Acts 15:12,31 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them… 2 Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. blessed 1 Samuel 25:32,33 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: … 1 Chronicles 29:20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. Nehemiah 8:5,6 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: … Jump to Previous Battle Blessed Children Country Destroy Destruction Devastate Dwelt Hear Intend Israel Making Pleased Praise Praised Report Reuben Reubenites Settled Speak Talked Thought War Wherein WordJump to Next Battle Blessed Children Country Destroy Destruction Devastate Dwelt Hear Intend Israel Making Pleased Praise Praised Report Reuben Reubenites Settled Speak Talked Thought War Wherein WordJoshua 22 1. The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home,10. They build the altar of testimony in their journey 11. The Israelites are offended thereat 21. They vindicate their conduct, and give them good satisfaction (33) Did not intend--i.e., they decided not (Heb. they did not say to go up against them).Verse 33. - Did not intend. Literally, did not speak. That is, no one, after the explanation, was found to support the proposal which had previously been found to be necessary. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son were satisfied וַיִּיטַ֣ב (way·yî·ṭaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing with the report, הַדָּבָ֗ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and they בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son praised וַיְבָרֲכ֥וּ (way·ḇā·ră·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and spoke אָמְר֗וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say no וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no more about going לַעֲל֤וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to war לַצָּבָ֔א (laṣ·ṣā·ḇā) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign against them עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against to destroy לְשַׁחֵת֙ (lə·ša·ḥêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land where אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the Reubenites בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and Gadites וּבְנֵי־ (ū·ḇə·nê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son lived. יֹשְׁבִ֥ים (yō·šə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry Links Joshua 22:33 NIVJoshua 22:33 NLT Joshua 22:33 ESV Joshua 22:33 NASB Joshua 22:33 KJV Joshua 22:33 BibleApps.com Joshua 22:33 Biblia Paralela Joshua 22:33 Chinese Bible Joshua 22:33 French Bible Joshua 22:33 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 22:33 The thing pleased the children of Israel (Josh. 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