"But trulywe have donethisout of concern,for a reason,saying,'In timeto comeyour sonsmay sayto our sons,"Whathave you to do with the LORD,the Godof Israel?
"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
"So my honestywill answerfor me later,whenyou comeconcerningmy wages.Everyonethat is not speckledand spottedamong the goatsand blackamong the lambs,[if found] with me, will be considered stolen."
"And it shall be whenyour sonasksyou in timeto come,saying,'Whatis this?'then you shall sayto him, 'With a powerfulhandthe LORDbroughtus out of Egypt,from the houseof slavery.
"Whenyour sonasksyou in timeto come,saying,'What[do] the testimoniesand the statutesand the judgments[mean] whichthe LORDour Godcommandedyou?'
"If we have builtus an altarto turnawayfrom followingthe LORD,or ifto offera burntofferingor grain offeringon it, or ifto offersacrificesof peaceofferingson it, may the LORDHimselfrequireit.
"For the LORDhas madethe Jordana borderbetweenus and you, [you] sonsof Reubenand sonsof Gad;you havenoportionin the LORD."So your sonsmay make our sonsstopfearingthe LORD.'
"Let thisbe a signamongyou, so that when your childrenasklater,saying,'Whatdo thesestonesmean to you?'
