Joshua 22:21-34

21Then the childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the childrenH1121 of GadH1410 and the halfH2677 tribeH7626 of ManassehH4519 answeredH6030, and spake unto the headsH7218 of the thousandsH505 of IsraelH3478, 22The LORDH3068, the GodH430 of godsH430, the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of godsH430, he knoweth, and IsraelH3478 he shall knowH3045; ifH518 it be in rebellionH4777, or ifH518 in trespassH4604 againstH4604 the LORDH3068, (saveH3467 thou usH3045 notH408 this dayH3117,) 23that weH518 have builtH1129 usH5921 an altarH4196 to turnH7725 awayH7725 from followingH310 the LORDH3068; or ifH518 to offerH5927 thereonH5921 burntH5930 offering or mealH4503 offering, or ifH518 to offerH5927 sacrificesH2077 of peaceH8002 offeringsH8002 thereonH5921, let the LORDH3068 himselfH1931 requireH1245 it; 24and ifH518 weH518 have notH3808 ratherH3808 outH4100 of carefulness doneH6213 this, and of purposeH1697, sayingH559, In time to comeH4279 your childrenH1121 might speakH559 unto our childrenH1121, sayingH559, WhatH4100 have ye to doH6213 with the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478? 25for the LORDH3068 hath madeH5414 JordanH3383 a borderH1366 betweenH996 usH5414 and youH5414, ye childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205 and childrenH1121 of GadH1410; ye have noH369 portionH2506 in the LORDH3068: soH5414 shall your childrenH1121 makeH5414 our childrenH1121 ceaseH369 from fearing the LORDH3068. 26Therefore weH4994 saidH559, LetH4994 as nowH4994 prepareH6213 to buildH1129 usH4994 an altarH4196, notH3808 for burntH5930 offering, norH3808 for sacrificeH2077: 27but it shall be a witnessH5707 betweenH996 usH3588 and youH3588, and betweenH996 our generationsH1755 afterH310 usH3588, that weH3588 may doH5647 the serviceH5656 of the LORDH3068 beforeH6440 him with our burntH5930 offeringsH8002, and with our sacrificesH2077, and with our peaceH8002 offeringsH8002; that your childrenH1121 may notH3808 sayH559 to our childrenH1121 in time to comeH4279, Ye have noH3808 portionH2506 in the LORDH3068. 28Therefore saidH559 weH3588, It shall be, when they soH6213 sayH559 to usH413 or to our generationsH1755 in time to comeH1961, that weH3588 shall sayH559, BeholdH7200 the patternH8403 of the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068, whichH834 our fathersH1 madeH6213, notH3808 for burntH5930 offering, norH3808 for sacrificeH2077; but it is a witnessH5707 betweenH996 usH413 and youH834. 29GodH430 forbidH2486 that weH834 should rebelH4775 againstH4480 the LORDH3068, and turnH7725 awayH7725 this dayH3117 from followingH310 the LORDH3068, to buildH1129 an altarH4196 for burntH5930 offering, for mealH4503 offering, or for sacrificeH2077, besidesH905 the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 our GodH430 that is beforeH6440 his tabernacleH4908. 30And when PhinehasH6372 the priestH3548, and the princesH5387 of the congregationH5712, evenH853 the headsH7218 of the thousandsH505 of IsraelH3478 whichH834 were with him, heardH8085 the wordsH1697 that the childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the childrenH1121 of GadH1410 and the childrenH1121 of ManassehH4519 spake, it pleasedH3190 them wellH3190. 31And PhinehasH6372 the sonH1121 of EleazarH499 the priestH3548 saidH559 unto the childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205, and to the childrenH1121 of GadH1410, and to the childrenH1121 of ManassehH4519, This dayH3117 weH3588 knowH3045 that the LORDH3068 is in the midstH8432 of usH413, becauseH3588 ye have notH3808 committedH4603 this trespassH4604 againstH413 the LORDH3068: nowH3117 have ye deliveredH5337 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 outH3045 of the handH3027 of the LORDH3068. 32And PhinehasH6372 the sonH1121 of EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and the princesH5387, returnedH7725 from the childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205, and from the childrenH1121 of GadH1410, outH413 of the landH776 of GileadH1568, unto the landH776 of CanaanH3667, to the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and broughtH7725 them wordH1697 againH7725. 33And the thingH1697 pleasedH3190 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478; and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 blessedH1288 GodH430, and spake noH3808 moreH3808 of goingH5927 upH5927 againstH5921 them to warH6635, to destroyH7843 the landH776 whereinH834 the childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the childrenH1121 of GadH1410 dweltH3427. 34And the childrenH1121 of ReubenH7205 and the childrenH1121 of GadH1410 calledH7121 the altarH4196 Ed: For, said they, it is a witnessH5707 betweenH996 usH3588 that the LORDH3068 is GodH430.