Joshua 22 · Verse 27

Joshua 22:27

But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.
Joshua 22:27, King James Version

Joshua 22:27 in other translations

BSBRather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
WEBbut it will be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may perform the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings;’ that your children may not tell our children in time to come, ‘You have no portion in the LORD.’
ASVbut it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.
YLTbut a witness it is between us and you, and between our generations after us, to do the service of Jehovah before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings, and your sons do not say hereafter to our sons, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.
DARBYbut to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we might do service to Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in future, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.
BBEBut to be a witness between us and you, and between the future generations, that we have the right of worshipping the Lord with our burned offerings and our offerings of beasts and our peace-offerings; so that your children will not be able to say to our children in time to come, You have no part in the Lord.
WebsterBut that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we may do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

What does Joshua 22:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 22:11-29

Jos 22:11-29. Contention Thereupon. 11-29. and the children of Israel heard say--Fame speedily spread intelligence of what the trans-jordanic tribes had done. The act being suspected of some idolatrous design, the tribes rose in a mass, and repairing to the tabernacle at Shiloh, resolved to declare war against the two tribes and a half as apostates from God. On calmer and more mature consideration, however, they…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 22:21-29

The tribes took the reproofs of their brethren in good part. With solemnity and meekness they proceeded to give all the satisfaction in their power. Reverence of God is expressed in the form of their appeal. This brief confession of faith would remove their brethren's suspicion that they intended to worship other gods. Let us always speak of God with seriousness, and mention his name with a solemn pause. Those who…

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Joshua 22:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי֩kiforH3588
עֵ֨ד'ed[is] a witnessH5707
ה֜וּאhu'itH1931
בֵּינֵ֣ינוּbei.Nei.nubetween usH996
וּבֵינֵיכֶ֗םu.vei.nei.Khemand between youH996
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996
דֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮do.ro.tei.Nugenerations ourH1755
אַחֲרֵינוּ֒'a.cha.rei.Nuafter usH310
לַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.Vodto serveH5647
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.Dat[the] service ofH5656
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
בְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּbe.'o.lo.Tei.nuwith burnt offerings ourH5930
וּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּu.viz.va.Chei.nuand with sacrifices ourH2077
וּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּu.vish.la.Mei.nuand with peace offerings ourH8002
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.Ruthey will sayH559
בְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.Khemdescendants yourH1121
מָחָר֙ma.ChartomorrowH4279
לְבָנֵ֔ינוּle.va.Nei.nuto descendants ourH1121
אֵין\־'ein-notH369
לָכֶ֥םla.Khem[belongs] to <the> you
חֵ֖לֶקChe.leka portionH2506
בַּיהוָֽה\׃ba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 22:27

  • Joshua 24:27

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

  • Genesis 31:48

    And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

  • Deuteronomy 12:5-6

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • Joshua 22:34

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

  • Deuteronomy 12:17-18

    Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

  • Deuteronomy 12:26-27

    Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose: And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

  • 1 Samuel 7:12

    Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

  • Joshua 22:10

    And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.

  • Genesis 31:52

    This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

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a witness.
10,34; 24:27; Ge 31:48,52; 1Sa 7:12
that we.
De 12:5,6,11,17,18,26,27

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Context

  • Joshua 22:26

    Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

  • Joshua 22:27

    But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

  • Joshua 22:28

    Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.

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Joshua 22:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sino para que sea un testimonio entre nosotros y vosotros, y entre los que vendrán después de nosotros, de que podemos hacer el servicio de Jehová delante de él con nuestros holocaustos, con nuestros sacrificios, y con nuestros pacíficos; y no digan mañana vuestros hijos á los nuestros: Vosotros no tenéis parte en Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
mais comme témoin entre nous et vous, et entre nos générations après nous, afin de faire le service de l’ Éternel devant lui par nos holocaustes, et par nos sacrifices, et par nos sacrifices de prospérités; afin que vos fils ne disent pas dans l’avenir à nos fils: Vous n’avez point de part à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
sondern ein Zeuge soll er sein zwischen uns und euch und zwischen unseren Geschlechtern nach uns, damit wir den Dienst Jehovas vor ihm verrichten mit unseren Brandopfern und mit unseren Schlachtopfern und mit unseren Friedensopfern, und damit nicht eure Kinder künftig zu unseren Kindern sagen: Ihr habt kein Teil an Jehova!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sed in testimonium inter nos et vos, et sobolem nostram vestramque progeniem, ut serviamus Domino, et juris nostri sit offerre et holocausta, et victimas, et pacificas hostias: et nequaquam dicant cras filii vestri filiis nostris: Non est vobis pars in Domino.