Joshua 22:21-30

21Then the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, the sonsH1121 of GadH1410, and the half-tribeH2677H7626 of ManassehH4519 answeredH6030 and spokeH1696 to the headsH7218 of the 1familiesH505 of IsraelH3478. 22“The 2MightyH410 OneH410, GodH430, the LordH3068, the MightyH410 OneH410, GodH430, the LordH3068! 3He knowsH3045, and may IsraelH3478 itselfH1931 knowH3045. IfH518 it was in rebellionH4777, or ifH518 in an unfaithfulH4604 actH4604 against the LordH3068, do not saveH3467 us thisH2088 dayH3117! 23If we have builtH1129 us an altarH4196 to turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 the LordH3068, or ifH518 to 4offerH5927 a burntH5930 offeringH5930 or grain offeringH4503 on it, or ifH518 to offerH6213 sacrificesH2077 of peaceH8002 offeringsH8002 on it, may the LordH3068 HimselfH1931 5demandH1245 it. 24But trulyH518H3808 we have doneH6213 thisH2088 out of concernH1674, 6for a reasonH1697, sayingH559, ‘In timeH4279 to comeH4279 your sonsH1121 may sayH559 to our 7sonsH1121, “WhatH4100 have you to do with the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478? 25For the LordH3068 has madeH5414 the JordanH3383 a borderH1366 betweenH996 us and you, you sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205 and sonsH1121 of GadH1410; you haveH369 noH369 portionH2506 in the LordH3068.” So your sonsH1121 may make our sonsH1121 stopH7673H1115 fearingH3372 the LordH3068.’

26“Therefore we saidH559, ‘Let’s 8buildH6213H1129 an altarH4196, not for burntH5930 offeringH5930 or for sacrificeH2077; 27ratherH3588, it shall be 9a witnessH5707 betweenH996 us and you and betweenH996 our generationsH1755 afterH310 us, that we are to 10performH5647 the serviceH5656 of the LordH3068 beforeH6440 Him with our burntH5930 offeringsH5930, our sacrificesH2077, and with our peaceH8002 offeringsH8002, so that your sonsH1121 will not sayH559 to our sonsH1121 in timeH4279 to comeH4279, “You haveH369 noH369 portionH2506 in the LordH3068.”’ 28Therefore we saidH559, ‘It shall also comeH1961 aboutH1961 ifH3588 they sayH559 this to us or to our generationsH1755 in timeH4279 to comeH4279, then we shall sayH559, “SeeH7200 the copyH8403 of the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 whichH834 our fathersH1 madeH6213, not for burntH5930 offeringH5930 or for sacrificeH2077; ratherH3588, it is a witnessH5707 betweenH996 us and you.”’ 29FarH2486 be it from us that we should rebelH4775 against the LordH3068 and turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 the LordH3068 this dayH3117, by 11buildingH1129 an altarH4196 for burntH5930 offeringH5930, for grain offeringH4503, or for sacrificeH2077, besidesH4480H905 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 our GodH430 whichH834 is beforeH6440 His 12tabernacleH4908.”

30So when PhinehasH6372 the priestH3548 and the leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712, that is, the headsH7218 of the 13familiesH505 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 were with him, heardH8085 the wordsH1697 whichH834 the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, the sonsH1121 of GadH1410, and the sonsH1121 of ManassehH4519 spokeH1696, it pleasedH3190H5869 them.