Joshua 22:29 “Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him tod…”

Joshua 22:29

Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away today from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the LORD our God’s altar that is before his tabernacle!”

American Standard Version

Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn away this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.

Geneva Bible 1599

God forbid, that we should rebell against the Lord, and turne this day away from the Lord to builde an altar for burnt offering, or for meate offering, or for sacrifice, saue the altar of the Lord our God, that is before his Tabernacle.

Darby Translation

Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn this day from following Jehovah, in building an altar for burnt-offering, for oblation, and for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.

Young's Literal Translation

'Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which [is] before His tabernacle.'

Bible in Basic English

Never let it be said that we were false to the Lord, turning back this day from him and building an altar for burned offerings and meal offerings and offerings of beasts, in addition to the altar of the Lord our God which is before his House.

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Cross references

“God forbid”

Joshua 24:16 Genesis 44:7 Genesis 44:17 1 Samuel 12:23 1 Kings 21:3 Romans 3:6

Joshua 24:16 · BSB

The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

Genesis 44:7 · BSB

“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

Genesis 44:17 · BSB

But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

1 Samuel 12:23 · BSB

As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.

1 Kings 21:3 · BSB

But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

Romans 3:6 · BSB

Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?

“to build”

Joshua 22:23 Joshua 22:26 2 Kings 18:22 2 Chronicles 32:12 Deuteronomy 12:13 Deuteronomy 12:14

Joshua 22:23 · BSB

If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.

Joshua 22:26 · BSB

That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.

2 Kings 18:22 · BSB

But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

2 Chronicles 32:12 · BSB

Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?

Deuteronomy 12:13 · BSB

Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

Deuteronomy 12:14 · BSB

you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

30When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.

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