Discovery BoxJoshua 22:27-28 
Context22:27 but as a reminder to us and you, 1 and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the Lord in his very presence 2 with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. 3 Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, ‘You have no right to worship the Lord.’ 4 22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing 5 to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors 6 made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’ 7
1 tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”
2 tn Heb “to do the service of the
3 tn Or “peace offerings.”
4 tn Heb “You have no portion in the
5 tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 tn Heb “fathers.”
7 tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”
