Joshua 22:27 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁷ but to be a witness between you and us and our generations after us, to do the service of יהוה  before Him with our burnt offerings, with our slaughterings, and with our peace offerings, that your sons should not say to our sons in time to come, “You have no portion with יהוה.” ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ But to be a witness between us and you and between the generations after us, that we will perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings; lest your children say to our children in time to come, You have no portion in the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of Jehovah 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 portion in Jehovah.

Common English Bible

²⁷ But it is to be a witness between us and you and between our descendants after us. It witnesses that we too perform the service of the LORD in his presence through our entirely burned offerings, sacrifices, and well-being offerings. So in the future your children could never say to our children, ‘You have no portion in the LORD.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ but as a testimony between us and you, and between our descendents and your progeny, so that we may serve the Lord, and so that it may be our right to offer holocausts, and victims, and peace offerings, and so that tomorrow your sons may not say to our sons: 'You have no part in the Lord.'

Joshua 22:27 Cross References

Genesis 31:48

And Laḇ

Genesis 31:52

“This heap is a witness, and this standing column is a witness, that I do not pass beyond this heap to you, and you do not pass beyond this heap and this standing column to me, for evil.

Psalm 16:5

יהוה  is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You uphold my lot.

Isaiah 19:19

In that day an altar to יהוה  shall be in the midst of the land of Mitsrayim, and a standing column to יהוה  at its border.

Deuteronomy 12:11

“And it shall be, that unto the place which יהוה  your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell there, there you are to bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to יהוה.

Joshua 22:10

And they came to the districts of the Yardĕ

Joshua 22:26

“So we said, ‘Let us now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering nor for slaughtering,

Joshua 22:28

“So we said that it shall be, when they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, ‘See the pattern of the altar of יהוה  which our fathers made, though not for burnt offerings nor for slaughterings, but it is a witness between you and us.’

Joshua 22:34

And the children of Re’uḇ

Joshua 24:27

And Yehoshua said to all the people, “See, this stone is a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of יהוה  which He spoke to us. And it shall be a witness against you, lest you lie against your Elohim.”

1 Samuel 7:12

And Shemu’ĕ