Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
WEB
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
YLT
Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,
DBT
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period