²⁸ “That’s also why we said, ‘It may be if they say these things^[a] to us and to our descendants in the future, so we will respond, “Look at this replica of the altar of the Lord that our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifice, but rather as a reminder^[b] between us and you. ²⁹ May we never rebel against the Lord today by building an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifice to replace^[c] the altar of the Lord our God which stands before his Tent.”’”

³⁰ When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the community, and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him heard what the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the descendants of Manasseh said, they were pleased.