Jos 22:22 | NET2full | STEP | “ El , God , the Lord ! El , God , the Lord ! He knows the truth! Israel must also know ! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord , don’t spare us today !

‏ Joshua 22:22

22 “El, God, the Lord! ^{▼▼sn Israel’s God is here identified with three names: (1) אֵל (ʾel), “El” (or “God”); (2) אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim), “Elohim” (or “God”), and (3) יְהוָה (yehvah), “Yahweh” (or “the Lord”). The name אֵל (ʾel, “El”) is often compounded with titles, for example, El Elyon, “God Most High.”} El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! ^{▼▼tn Heb “he knows.”} Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, ^{▼▼tn Heb “if in rebellion or if in unfaithfulness against the Lord.”} don’t spare us ^{▼▼tn Heb “do not save us.” The verb form is singular, being addressed to either collective Israel or the Lord himself. The LXX translates in the third person.} today!