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The Book of Joshua, Chapter 22, Verse 34

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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.
King James Version
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed]: for it [shall be] a witness between us that the LORD [is] God.
American Standard Version
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed] : For, [said they], it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.
New English Translation
The Reubenites and Gadites named the altar,“Surely it is a Reminder to us that the LORD is God.”
World English Bible
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar "A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God."
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And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old [and] stricken in age.
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And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:
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And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God [is] he that hath fought for you.
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Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
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And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
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Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left;
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That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
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But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
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For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
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One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he [it is] that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.