And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
The Israelites learned that Reuben's, Gad's, and half of Manasseh's children built an altar near the border of Canaan, by the Jordan River, where the Israelites crossed.