Joshua 22:34 - New International Reader's Version

³⁴ The tribes of Reuben and Gad gave the altar a name. They called it A Witness Between Us that the Lord is God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ The Reubenites and Gadites called the altar Ed [witness], saying, It shall be: A Witness Between Us that the Lord is God.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁴ The people of Reuben and Gad referred to the altar in this way: “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad called the altar that they had built: Our testimony that the Lord himself is God.

Joshua 22:34 Cross References

Genesis 31:47

Laban named the pile of stones Jegar Sahadutha. Jacob named it Galeed.

Genesis 31:48

Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness between you and me today.” That’s why it was named Galeed.

1 Kings 18:39

All the people saw it. Then they fell down flat with their faces toward the ground. They cried out, “The Lord is the one and only God! The Lord is the one and only God!”

Isaiah 19:19

At that time there will be an altar to the Lord in the middle of Egypt. There will be a monument to him at its border.

Isaiah 43:10

“People of Israel, you are my witnesses,” announces the Lord. “I have chosen you to be my servant. I wanted you to know me and believe in me. I wanted you to understand that I am the one and only God. Before me, there was no other god at all. And there will not be any god after me.

Matthew 4:10

Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:13)

Joshua 22:27

So just the opposite is true. The altar will be a witness between us and you. It will be a witness between our children and yours after us. It will also be a witness that we will worship the Lord at his sacred tent. We’ll worship him there with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and friendship offerings. Then in days to come your children won’t be able to say to ours, ‘You don’t have anything to do with the Lord.’

Joshua 24:27

“Look!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has spoken to us. Suppose you aren’t faithful to your God. Then the stone will be a witness against you.”