Joshua:22:21-31
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Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered ,
and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel Yisra #
el #,
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The LORD God of gods ,
the LORD God of gods ,
he knoweth ,
and Israel he shall know ;
if it be in rebellion ,
or if in transgression against the LORD , (
save us not this day , )
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That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD ,
or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering ,
or if to offer peace offerings thereon ,
let the LORD himself require it ;
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And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing ,
saying ,
In time to come your children might speak unto our children ,
saying ,
What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel Yisra #
el #?
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For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you ,
ye children of Reuben and children of Gad ;
ye have no part in the LORD :
so shall your children make #
our children cease from fearing the LORD .
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Therefore we said ,
Let us now prepare to build us an altar ,
not for burnt offering ,
nor for sacrifice :
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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 .
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Therefore said we ,
that it shall be ,
when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come ,
that we may say again ,
Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD ,
which our fathers made ,
not for burnt offerings ,
nor for sacrifices ;
but it is a witness between us and you .
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God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD ,
and turn this day from following the LORD ,
to build an altar for burnt offerings ,
for meat offerings ,
or for sacrifices ,
beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle .
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And when Phinehas the priest ,
and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him ,
heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake ,
it pleased them .
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And Phinehas the son of Eleazar #
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the priest said unto the children of Reuben R @#
uwben #,
and to the children of Gad ,
and to the children of Manasseh ,
This day we perceive that the LORD is among us ,
because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD :
now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD .