Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,
New American Standard Bible
“Therefore we said, ‘Let us
King James Version
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
Holman Bible
“Therefore we said: Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offering or sacrifice.
International Standard Version
"That's why we said, "Let's build an altar for ourselves, not for burnt offerings or sacrifice,
A Conservative Version
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,
American Standard Version
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:
Amplified
“So we said, ‘Let us prepare and build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice,
Bible in Basic English
So we said, Let us now make an altar for ourselves, not for burned offerings or for the offerings of beasts:
Darby Translation
And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,
Julia Smith Translation
And we shall say, We will do now for ourselves to build an altar, not for burnt-offerings and not for sacrifice:
King James 2000
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
Lexham Expanded Bible
So we said, 'Let us build immediately for ourselves an altar, not for burnt offerings or for sacrifices;
Modern King James verseion
And we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore we said, 'Let us cause an altar to be made, not for burnt offerings, nor sacrifices,
New Heart English Bible
Therefore we said, 'Let's now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
The Emphasized Bible
We said, therefore, Let us prepare, we pray you, to build us an altar, - not for ascending-offering, nor for sacrifice;
Webster
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:
World English Bible
"Therefore we said, 'Let's now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
Youngs Literal Translation
And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar -- not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice --
Themes
The tribe of Gad » Assists » Assisted » Building » Altars
Haste » In judgment, by moses and the israelites
Liberality » Instances of » Reubenites
Misjudgment » Instances of » Of the reubenites and gadites
Motive » Misunderstood » When they built the memorial
Phinehas » Sent » Inquire » monument
Prudence » Instances of » The israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes
The tribe of Reuben » Assisted in building the altar of witness which offended the other tribes
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 22:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Civil War Is Averted
25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the Lord.' In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying the Lord. 26 So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices, 27 but as a reminder to us and you, and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the Lord in his very presence with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, 'You have no right to worship the Lord.'