¹⁹ if, however, the land of your property is unclean, cross over to the land of Yahweh’s property, where Yahweh’s tabernacle resides,^[a] and take possession among us. But you must not rebel against Yahweh or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of Yahweh our God. ²⁰ Did not Achan son of Zerah commit treachery with devoted things,^[b] and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And he alone^[c] did not perish because of his iniquity.’”

²¹ And the descendants^[d] of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh spoke with the heads of the clans^[e] of Israel,