Berean Standard Bible
“So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.””
The eastern tribes returned home after the conquest and built a large altar by the Jordan. Western Israel nearly went to war over it, fearing idolatry, until the builders explained.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
World English Bible (WEB)
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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 (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave to that altar the name of Ed. For, they said, It is a witness between us that the Lord is God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y los hijos de Rubén y los hijos de Gad pusieron por nombre al altar Ed; porque es testimonio entre nosotros que Jehová es Dios.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Los pueblos de Rubén y Gad le pusieron nombre al altar y le llamaron Altar del Testimonio, porque dijeron: «Es un testimonio entre nosotros y ellos de que el Señor es nuestro Dios también».
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