Discovery BoxJoshua 22:10-11 
ContextCivil War is Averted
22:10 The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built there, near the Jordan, an impressive altar. 1 22:11 The Israelites received this report: 2 “Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to 3 the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”
1 tn Heb “and they went to Geliloth of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar near the Jordan, an altar great with respect to appearance.”
2 tn Heb “the sons of Israel heard, saying.”
3 tn Heb “toward the front of.”
