Joshua 22:28
“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 22:28 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યહોશુઆ ૨૨:૨૮
- માટે અમે કહ્યું, ‘જો આ તેઓ ભવિષ્યમાં અમને કે અમારા વંશજોને એમ કહે, ત્યારે અમે એવું કહીશું કે, “જુઓ! આ યહોવાહની વેદીનો નમૂનો! તે અમારા પૂર્વજોએ સ્થાપી છે. તે દહનીયાર્પણ કે બલિદાનને સારુ નહિ પણ એ તો અમારી ને તમારી વચ્ચે સાક્ષીરૂપ થવા માટે છે.”
- हिन्दी — यहोशू २२:२८
- इसलिए हमने कहा, ‘जब वे लोग भविष्य में हम से या हमारे वंश से यह कहने लगें, तब हम उनसे कहेंगे, कि यहोवा के वेदी के नमूने पर बनी हुई इस वेदी को देखो, जिसे हमारे पुरखाओं ने होमबलि या मेलबलि के लिये नहीं बनाया; परन्तु इसलिए बनाया था कि हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच में साक्षी का काम दे।’
In context
26“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
27but 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.”’
29“Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away today from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the LORD our God’s altar that is before his tabernacle!”
30When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.
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