Joshua 22:24-26
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
24 No! We did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, “What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? 25 For the Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you Reubenites and Gadites; you have no portion in the Lord.” So your children might make our children cease to worship the Lord. 26 Therefore we said, “Let us now build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,
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Joshua 22:24-26
New International Version
24 “No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? 25 The Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the Lord.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the Lord.
26 “That is why we said, ‘Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.’
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