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Joshua 22:26

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

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24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?

25 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.

26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

27 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.

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Joshua 22:26 in every translation

KJV King James Version
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
WEB World English Bible
“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
BSB Berean Standard Bible
That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:
YLT Young's Literal Translation
'And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice —
DBY Darby Translation
And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,
WBS Webster Bible
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice: