Nevertheless, if the land of your possession is unclean, then cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the Lord’s tabernacle stands, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against the Lord, nor rebel against us, by building yourselves an altar besides the altar of the Lord our God.
Commentaries
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Unclean - that is, unholy because the sanctuary was not in it, but on the other side of Jordan.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
If the land of your possession be unclean. —This suggests that they might have built the altar in it to sanctify it. But …
John Gill
JohnGill
Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession [be] unclean ,
&c.] That is, if it was judged to be so by them, beca…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Here we see the diligence of the separated tribes in maintaining their adherence to the religion of Canaan. At first glance, it appeared to be a pl…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes