Joshua 22:29

The Passion Translation

Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh or to turn away from following him this day by building an altar on which to present offerings or make sacrifices to Yahweh our God. We would never build an altar to take the place of the altar which stands before his tabernacle, the place of his presence.”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

“No,” Joseph commanded. “Only the one who stole my silver goblet will be my slave; the rest of you will go on home in peace to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

They answered him, “Why does my lord accuse us of such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything of the kind!

Romans 3:6

Absolutely not! For if that were the case, how could God be the righteous judge of all the earth?

Romans 6:2

What a terrible thought! We have died to sin once and for all, as a dead man passes away from this life. So how could we live under sin’s rule a moment longer?

Romans 9:14

So, what does all this mean? Are we saying that God is unfair? Of course not!

Joshua 22:23

But we built this altar with no intention of burning any kind of sacrifices on it. If we built this altar in rebellion against Yahweh or to break our covenant with him, then may Yahweh himself punish us.

Joshua 22:26

We did build an altar, but not for burning sacrifices or making offerings.

Joshua 22:28

We have decided among us that if that day should ever come, our descendants would reply: ‘See the replica of the altar of Yahweh, which our fathers made here at the border between us—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness that we both serve the same God.’

Joshua 22:30

When Phineas the priest, and the princes of the tribes heard the explanation of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh, they were satisfied.

Joshua 24:16

The people responded enthusiastically: “Far be it from us to abandon Yahweh and serve other gods!