Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims, Context The Offensive Altar…25The Lord hath put the river Jordan for a border between us and you, O ye children of Ruben, and ye children of Gad: and therefore you have no part in the Lord. And by this occasion your children shall turn away our children from the fear of the Lord. We therefore thought it best, 26And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims,27But for a testimony between us and you, and our posterity and yours, that we may serve the Lord, and that we may have a right to offer both holocausts, and victims and sacrifices of peace offerings: and that your children to morrow may not say to our children: You have no part in the Lord.… Cross References Joshua 22:25 The Lord hath put the river Jordan for a border between us and you, O ye children of Ruben, and ye children of Gad: and therefore you have no part in the Lord. And by this occasion your children shall turn away our children from the fear of the Lord. We therefore thought it best, Joshua 22:27 But for a testimony between us and you, and our posterity and yours, that we may serve the Lord, and that we may have a right to offer both holocausts, and victims and sacrifices of peace offerings: and that your children to morrow may not say to our children: You have no part in the Lord. Isaiah 19:19 In that day there shall be an altar of the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a monument of the Lord at the borders thereof: Lexicon That is why we said,וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (wan·nō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘Let us take action נַעֲשֶׂה־ (na·‘ă·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make and build לִבְנ֖וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build an altar for ourselves, הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar but not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no for burnt offerings לְעוֹלָ֖ה (lə·‘ō·w·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5930: Whole burnt offering or sacrifices. לְזָֽבַח׃ (lə·zā·ḇaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice Additional Translations That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice: And we gave orders to do thus, to build this altar, not for burnt-offerings, nor for meat-offerings; And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice, Therefore we said, Let as now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice: "Therefore we said, 'Let's now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; 'And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar -- not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice -- Jump to Previous Altar Beasts Build Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Let's Offering Offerings Ourselves Prepare Ready Sacrifice SacrificesJump to Next Altar Beasts Build Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Let's Offering Offerings Ourselves Prepare Ready Sacrifice SacrificesExternal Links Joshua 22:26 NIVJoshua 22:26 NLT Joshua 22:26 ESV Joshua 22:26 NASB Joshua 22:26 ASV Joshua 22:26 Bible Apps Joshua 22:26 Biblia Paralela Joshua 22:26 Chinese Bible Joshua 22:26 French Bible Joshua 22:26 German Bible Alphabetical: altar an and build burnt but for get is Let not offering offerings or ready sacrifice sacrifices' said That Therefore us we why OT History: Joshua 22:26 Therefore we said 'Let's now prepare (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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