Paragraph: 22:30–34

22:30a

When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him: The group of men who are referred to in this part of the verse are the same group of men as in verse 14.

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

When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community of Israel, the heads of the Israelite families who were with him,
-or-
Phinehas the priest and the leaders of Israel who were with him

22:30b

heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

heard what the people of Reuben, Gad and the clan of Manasseh said
-or-
listened to what the people from the Reuben clan, the Gad clan and the Manasseh clan said

22:30c

they were satisfied: The Hebrew clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as they were satisfied is more literally “it was good in their eyes.”

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

they were pleased
-or-
they approved of their words

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