Joshua 22:28-30

New Century Version

²⁸ “In the future if your children say that, our children can say, ‘See the altar made by our ancestors. It is exactly like the Lord’s altar, but we do not use it for sacrifices. It shows that we are part of Israel.’

²⁹ “Truly, we don’t want to be against the Lord or to stop following him by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. We know the only true altar to the Lord our God is in front of the Holy Tent.”

³⁰ When Phinehas the priest and the ten leaders heard the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh, they were pleased.