Paragraph: 22:21–29

22:21a

Then: The Hebrew conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Then indicates the next event in the storyline.

the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh: Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

Then the clans of Reuben, Gad, and half the clan of Manasseh

22:21b

answered the leaders of the clans of Israel: The Hebrew phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as the leaders of the clans of Israel is like the phrase in 22:14. It can also be translated “the heads of the families of Israel.”

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

answered the leaders of the families of Israel
-or-
said to the heads of the Israel clans,

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