Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel heard it said, “Look, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh have built the altar in front of the land of Canaan, in the regions of the Jordan, on the side of the sons of Israel.””
And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלheardיִּשְׁמְעוּit said,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהthe sonsבְנֵיof Reuben,רְאוּבֵןthe sonsוּבְנֵיof Gad,גָדand the halfוַחֲצִיtribeשֵׁבֶטof Manassehהַמְנַשֶּׁהhave builtבָנוּthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַin front ofאֶל מוּלthe landאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןinאֶלthe regionsגְּלִילוֹתof the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןonאֶלthe sideעֵבֶרof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsReuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appearsGad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appearshalf
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appearsbuild
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vanu” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearsin front of, opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “mul” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsCanaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appearsregion
Region, district.
Where else “gelilot” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsside
Each of the parts of a place or an object: a flank, an edge, a direction.
Where else “ever” appears1Canaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
10And they came to the regions of the Jordan that are in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to be seen.
11 · This verse (above)
12And the sons of Israel heard it, and the whole community of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go up against them with the army.
