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30 When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the community, and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him heard what the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the descendants of Manasseh said, they were pleased. 31 So Eleazar’s son Phinehas the priest replied to the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the descendants of Manasseh, “Today we’ve demonstrated[a] that the Lord is among us, because you have not acted treacherously against the Lord. Now you have delivered the Israelis from the anger[b] of the Lord.”

32 So Eleazar’s son Phinehas the priest and the leaders returned from the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan and to the people of Israel, bringing back word to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 22:31 Lit. known
  2. Joshua 22:31 Lit. hand