22:25a

For: The Hebrew conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as For can also be translated as “and.” Many English versions do not translate this conjunction. Use a connecting word that is natural in your language.

the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites: Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

Yahweh has put the Jordan River as a boundary between us, ⌊the people of Israel⌋ , and you, the people of Reuben and Gad.

22:25b

You have no share in the LORD: The sentence You have no share in the LORD indicates that the people of Reuben and Gad do not belong to Yahweh. They would have no right to participate in worshiping him.

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

You have no part in the people of Yahweh.
-or-
You have no right to worship Yahweh.

22:25c

So: The Hebrew conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as So can also be translated as “and.”

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

In this way (NET Bible)
-or-
Then (Good News Translation)

your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD: The Hebrew verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates literally as fearing is sometimes translated as “worship.” To fear Yahweh includes honoring him, worshiping him, and obeying him.

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

Then your descendants might make our descendants stop worshiping Yahweh.
-or-
If your descendants said that, they might stop our descendants from obeying Yahweh.

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