Joshua 22:26
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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 --
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