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href="/bsb/joshua/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220That is why we said, &#8216Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“So we decided to build the altar, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we said, ‘Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore we said, ‘Let us now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore we said, &#8216Let us build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore we said, ‘Let us build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Therefore we said, ‘Let us build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“So we said, ‘Let us prepare <i>and</i> build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore we said: Let’s take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offering or sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we said: Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offering or sacrifice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's why we decided to build the altar. It isn't for offering sacrifices, not even sacrifices to please the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore we said, Let as now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then we said, 'Let's build an altar for ourselves. It will not be for burnt offerings or sacrifices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So we built an altar, not to burn sacrifices or make offerings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"That's why we said, 'Let's build an altar for ourselves, not for burnt offerings or sacrifice, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why we said, ?Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we said, 'Let's now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And we say, Now let us prepare to build the altar for ourselves—not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar -- not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And we shall say, We will do now for ourselves to build an altar, not for burnt-offerings and not for sacrifice:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and we said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, and not to offer victims,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So we thought, ‘Let us act for ourselves by building this altar of our own’—not for burnt offerings or sacrifice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we said, ‘Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this we said, ‘We shall make for ourselves a place and we shall build for ourselves an altar, not for sacrifice and not for offering<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore we said: Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And we gave orders to do thus, to build this altar, not for burnt-offerings, nor for meat-offerings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/22-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=5911" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/22.htm">The Offensive Altar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wan·nō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">That is why we said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: na·‘ă·śeh- (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">‘Let us take action</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">and build</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar for ourselves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lə·‘ō·w·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: lə·zā·ḇaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">or sacrifices.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7</a></span><br />Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Numbers 32:16-18</a></span><br />Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones. / But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land. / We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29-30</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24</a></span><br />You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Leviticus 17:8-9</a></span><br />Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice / but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">2 Chronicles 6:20-21</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm">Deuteronomy 27:5-7</a></span><br />Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them. / You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God. / There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a></span><br />Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-48.htm">Genesis 31:48-52</a></span><br />Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed. / It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other. / If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">1 Kings 18:30-32</a></span><br />Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. / And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” / And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a></span><br />For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-24</a></span><br />Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-25</a></span><br />The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Build</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/joshua/22-17.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Sacrifices</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/joshua/22-29.htm">Build</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/joshua/22-29.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/19-19.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/judges/13-15.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/joshua/22-28.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Sacrifices</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/22-1.htm">The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/22-10.htm">They build the altar of testimony in their journey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/22-11.htm">The Israelites are offended thereat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/22-21.htm">They vindicate their conduct, and give them good satisfaction</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects a moment of reflection and reasoning, suggesting a response to a perceived need or potential misunderstanding. The context is the return of these tribes to their land east of the Jordan River after assisting the other tribes in conquering Canaan.<p><b>‘Let us take action</b><br>The phrase implies a proactive approach. The tribes are not waiting for a problem to arise but are instead taking steps to prevent future conflict. This reflects a cultural emphasis on community and foresight, as well as a desire to maintain unity among the tribes of Israel.<p><b>and build an altar for ourselves,</b><br>Building an altar was a significant act in ancient Israel, often associated with worship and sacrifice. However, the intention here is not for traditional worship but as a witness or memorial. This reflects the importance of physical symbols in maintaining cultural and religious identity, especially given the geographical separation from the main body of Israel.<p><b>but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.</b><br>This clarification is crucial, as it distinguishes the altar from the central altar at the Tabernacle, where sacrifices were to be made according to the Law of Moses. The tribes are careful to avoid idolatry or unauthorized worship, which was a serious concern in Israel's history. This distinction underscores their commitment to the covenant and the centralization of worship in the place God had chosen, which would later be Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_eastern_tribes.htm">The Eastern Tribes (Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh)</a></b><br>These tribes settled on the east side of the Jordan River and were involved in building the altar mentioned in this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical boundary that separated the eastern tribes from the rest of Israel, leading to concerns about unity and worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>Constructed by the eastern tribes as a witness between them and the other Israelites, not for sacrifices, but as a symbol of shared faith and unity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/phinehas.htm">Phinehas</a></b><br>The son of Eleazar the priest, who was sent to investigate the intentions behind the altar, representing the concern for maintaining true worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a></b><br>The main territory of the Israelites, west of the Jordan, where the majority of the tribes resided and where the central place of worship was located.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The altar was a symbol of unity among the tribes, reminding us of the importance of maintaining unity in our faith communities today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intentions_matter.htm">Intentions Matter</a></b><br>The eastern tribes' intentions were not to create division but to affirm their shared faith. This teaches us to consider the intentions behind actions and seek understanding before judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_reminders.htm">Symbolic Reminders</a></b><br>Just as the altar served as a witness, we can use symbols in our lives to remind us of our faith and commitments to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_misunderstanding.htm">Guarding Against Misunderstanding</a></b><br>Misunderstandings can lead to conflict; open communication and seeking clarity are essential in maintaining peace and unity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_witness.htm">Faithful Witness</a></b><br>The altar was a witness to future generations. We are called to be faithful witnesses of our faith to those around us and to future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_of_joshua_22_10_altar.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of this altar mentioned in Joshua 22:10, considering its significance to the nation’s unity? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_22_align_with_deut._12.htm">How does Joshua 22 align with other passages that mandate a single place of worship (e.g., Deuteronomy 12), and why is there no mention of God’s direct intervention here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_build_a_separate_altar_in_joshua_22_10.htm">How do we reconcile the building of a separate altar in Joshua 22:10 with earlier commands to worship at one central sanctuary? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">An altar.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">the altar. </span>It was not <span class= "ital">an </span>altar (<a href="/joshua/22-23.htm" title="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;">Joshua 22:23</a>), but <span class= "ital">the </span>altar, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the pattern or copy of the altar of Jehovah, to prove that the two and a half tribes had the same right to approach Him as all the rest.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let us now prepare to build us an altar.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">let us make now to build to us an altar. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Burnt offering, nor for sacrifice.</span> In the "burnt offering" the whole victim was consumed. In the "sacrifice" part only was offered on the altar. The rest was eaten by the priest or the person who offered it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/22-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">That is why we said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַנֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wan·nō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Let us take action</span><br /><span class="heb">נַעֲשֶׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·śeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and build</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an altar for ourselves,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or sacrifices.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְזָֽבַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·zā·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/22-26.htm">Joshua 22:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/22-26.htm">OT History: Joshua 22:26 Therefore we said 'Let's now prepare (Josh. 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