Joshua 22:24-26

Lexham English Bible

²⁴ But in fact, we have done this because of anxiety, because of a reason, saying, ‘In the future your children may say to our children, ‘What is the relationship between you and Yahweh the God of Israel?^{[a] 25} Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, the descendants^[b] of Reuben and Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh.’ So your children may put an end to our children worshiping^[c] Yahweh. ²⁶ So we said, ‘Let us build immediately for ourselves an altar, not for burnt offerings^[d] or for sacrifices;^[e]