Joshua 22:26
World English Bible (WEB)
“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
In context
24 “If we have not out of concern done this, and for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, “What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
25 For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no portion in the LORD.”’ So your children might make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
26 “Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
27 but it will be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may perform the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings;’ that your children may not tell our children in time to come, ‘You have no portion in the LORD.’
28 “Therefore we said, ‘It shall be, when they tell us or our generations this in time to come, that we shall say, “Behold the pattern of the LORD’s altar, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.”’
Joshua 22:26 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
- KJV King James Version
- Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us 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: