Josue 22:19

Nova Vulgata

Quod si putatis immundam esse terram possessionis vestrae, transite ad terram possessionis Domini, in qua habitaculum Domini est, et habitate inter nos; tantum ut contra Dominum non rebelletis nec nos rebellare faciatis aedificantes altare praeter altare Domini Dei nostri.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
condemnantes insuper centum siclis argenti, quos dabit patri puell�, quoniam diffamavit nomen pessimum super virginem Isra�l : habebitque eam uxorem, et non poterit dimittere eam omnibus diebus vit� su�.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Quod si putatis immundam esse terram possessionis vestr�, transite ad terram, in qua tabernaculum Domini est, et habitate inter nos: tantum ut a Domino et a nostro consortio non recedatis, �dificato altari pr�ter altare Domini Dei nostri.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

unclean: Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 18:25-28, Amos 7:17, Acts 10:14, Acts 10:15, Acts 11:8, Acts 11:9

wherein: Joshua 18:1, Leviticus 17:8, Leviticus 17:9, Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:6, 2 Chronicles 11:13, 2 Chronicles 11:16, 2 Chronicles 11:17

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:11 - I will Numbers 32:30 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession [be] unclean,.... That is, if it was judged to be so by them, because not cleansed from the sins of the former inhabitants of it by sacrifice, or because there was no altar in it to offer up sacrifice for the expiation of sin:

[then] pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord,

wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth; if you repent of the choice you have made of a country to dwell in, quit it, and come over into the land of Canaan, which the Lord has taken possession of, and residence in, and where his tabernacle is fixed, the place of his presence and worship, and where an altar is erected to sacrifice upon:

and take possession among us; they were willing to quit possession of their own, and make room for them in each of their tribes, and even though they straitened themselves, and parted with much of their estates, rather than they should make a schism, or go into idolatrous practices; which was a brave, noble, spirit indeed, and showed their great concern for the honour and glory of God, and his worship, and their love to their brethren, and affectionate regard for their spiritual welfare, above their own private, personal, and temporal good:

but rebel not against the Lord: the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, either Christ the essential Word, the Angel of Jehovah's presence, or his word of command:

nor rebel against us; by breaking off from us, and setting up another religion or form of worship:

in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God: which ought to be common to both, and no other to be set up against it, or used beside it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unclean - i. e. unholy because the sanctuary was not in it, but on the other side of Jordan.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 22:19. If the land of your possessions be unclean — The generous mind of Phinehas led him to form this excuse for them. If ye suppose that this land is impure, as not having been originally included in the covenant, and ye think that ye cannot expect the blessing of God unless ye have an altar, sacrifices, &c., then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth, the only legitimate place where sacrifices and offerings can be made. We will divide this land with you, and rather straiten ourselves than that you should conceive yourselves to be under any necessity of erecting a new altar besides the altar of the Lord our God.