²⁷ but to be ^(A)a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we ^(B)do perform the service of the Lord in his presence with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings, so your children will not say to our children in time to come, “You have no portion in the Lord.”’

³⁴ The people of Reuben and the people of Gad called the altar Witness, “For,” they said, ^(A)“it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.”

²⁷ And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, ^(A)this stone shall be a witness against us, for ^(B)it has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.”

⁴⁸ Laban said, ^(A)“This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed,