Joshua 22:27

New American Standard Bible 2020

rather, it shall be a witness between us and you and between our generations after us, that we are to perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings, our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings, so that your sons will not say to our sons in time to come, “You have no portion in the Lord.” ’

Cross References

Genesis 31:48

Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore it was named Galeed,

Genesis 31:52

This heap is a witness, and the memorial stone is a witness, that I will not pass by this heap to you for harm, and you will not pass by this heap and this memorial stone to me, for harm.

Psalm 16:5

¶The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.

Isaiah 19:19

On that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a memorial stone to the Lord beside its border.

Deuteronomy 12:11

then it shall come about that the place in which the Lord your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring everything that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice vowed offerings which you will vow to the Lord.

Joshua 22:10

When they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a large altar in appearance.

Joshua 22:26

“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;

Joshua 22:28

Therefore we said, ‘It shall also come about if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say, “See the copy of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather, it is a witness between us and you.” ’

Joshua 22:34

And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad called the altar Witness; “For,” they said, “it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.”

Joshua 24:27

Then Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, because it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us; so it shall be a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God.”

1 Samuel 7:12

Then Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, “So far the Lord has helped us.”