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and the land is subdued before Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards Yahweh, and towards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Yahweh.
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Guiltlessness Through Integrity
Commentators explain that being "guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel" was conditional on the eastern tribes fulfilling their promise. Their innocence was not automatic but was earned through integrity and keeping their word to both God and their fellow Israelites, a principle Matthew Henry connects to the law of love.
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19th Century
Anglican
And this land shall be your possession before the Lord.— See Deuteronomy 3:12-20; Joshua 13:15–33.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the land be subdued before the Lord For the inhabitants fleeing before his people, and being conquered by them, …
Presbyterian
Here is the good effect of plain dealing. Moses, by showing them their sin and its danger, brought them to their duty without murmuring or disputin…
