Verse List for JOS 22:23

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OET (OET-RV) If we’d aimed to build an altar for ourselves to turn away from following Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings on it, or if to make the sacrifices of peace offerings on it, Yahweh himself will handle it.

OET-LV To_build to/for_us an _altar to_turn _back from_after YHWH and_if to_offer _up on/upon/above_him/it a _burnt _offering and_a _grain _offering and_if for_doing on/upon/above_him/it sacrifices _of peace _offerings YHWH he may _he _require.

ULT To build an altar for ourselves to turn from after Yahweh, or if to offer on it burnt offerings or grain offerings, or if to make on it sacrifices of peace offerings, Yahweh himself will seek.

UST If we have disobeyed Yahweh’s command by building ourselves an altar other than the one at the sacred tent, or if we have built this altar so we can offer sacrifices, grain offerings, or sacrifices to promise friendship with him, in violation of the law, Yahweh will find out what we have done and punish us.

BSB & MSB If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.

OEB when we set up an altar for ourselves, if we meant to cease following the Lord, or to sacrifice burnt offerings, cereal offerings, and recompense offerings.

WEBBE & WMBB that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer burnt offering or meal offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings, let the LORD himself require it.

NET If we have built an altar for ourselves to turn back from following the Lord by making burnt sacrifices and grain offerings on it, or by offering tokens of peace on it, the Lord himself will punish us.

LSV [If we] are building an altar for ourselves to turn back from after YHWH, and if to cause burnt-offering and present to go up on it, and if to make peace-offerings on it—YHWH Himself requires [it].

FBV If our action of building an altar was to turn away from the Lord, or to use the altar to make burnt offerings or grain offerings or friendship offerings, then may the Lord punish us.

T4T If we have disobeyed one of Yahweh’s laws, we request that he should punish us. We did not build that new altar to completely burn animals as sacrifices to Yahweh, or to offer on it sacrifices of grain or sacrifices to maintain fellowship with God.

LEB for building for ourselves an altar to turn away from Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings,[fn] grain offerings,[fn] or fellowship offerings on it, may Yahweh himself take vengeance.

BBE That we have made ourselves an altar, being false to the Lord, keep us not safe from death this day; and if for the purpose of offering burned offerings on it and meal offerings, or peace-offerings, let the Lord himself send punishment for it;

Moff when we set up an altar for ourselves, if we meant to cease following the Eternal, or to sacrifice burnt-offerings, cereal-offerings, and recompense-offerings.

JPS that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let the LORD Himself require it;

ASV that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it;

DRA And if we did it with that mind, that we might lay upon it holocausts, and sacrifice, and victims of peace offerings, let him require and judge:

YLT [we are] building for ourselves an altar to turn back from after Jehovah, and if to cause to go up on it burnt-offering and present, and if to make on it peace-offerings — Jehovah Himself doth require [it].

Drby — that we have built for ourselves an altar to turn from following Jehovah, and if it is to offer up burnt-offering and oblation on it, and if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it [from us];

RV that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meal offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
(that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal/flour offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;)

SLT To build to us an altar to turn back from after Jehovah, and if to bring up upon it a burnt-offering and a gift, and if to do upon it sacrifices of peace Jehovah he will search;

Wbstr That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer on it burnt-offering, or meat-offering, or if to offer peace-offerings on it, let the LORD himself require it ;

KJB-1769 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
(That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meat/grain_or_gift-offering, or if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;)

KJB-1611 That wee haue built vs an altar to turne from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering, or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himselfe require it;
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Or els yf we haue buylt vs an aulter to turne from folowyng the Lorde, or to offer theron burnt offeryng or meate offeryng, or to offer peace offerynges theron, let ye Lord him selfe require it.
(Or else if we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or to offer thereon burnt offering or meat/grain_or_gift-offering, or to offer peace offerings thereon, let ye/you_all Lord himself require it.)

Gnva If we haue built vs an altar to returne away from the Lord, either to offer thereon burnt offering, or meate offering, or to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himselfe require it:
(If we have built us an altar to return away from the Lord, either to offer thereon burnt-offering, or meat/grain_or_gift-offering, or to offer peace-offerings thereon, let the Lord himself require it:)

Cvdl Yf we haue buylded the altare, because we wolde turne awaye backe from the LORDE, to offre burntofferynges or meatofferinges theron, or to make eny deedofferynges vpon it, then let the LORDE requyre it:
(If we have built the altar, because we would turn away back from the LORD, to offer burnt-offerings or meat/grain_or_gift-offerings thereon, or to make any deedofferynges upon it, then let the LORD require it:)

Wycl and if we diden bi that mynde, that we schulden putte theronne brent sacrifice, and sacrifice, and pesible sacrifices, he seke, and deme;
(and if we did by that mind, that we should put thereonne burnt-sacrifice, and sacrifice, and peaceable sacrifices, he seek, and judge/judgement;)

Luth Und so wir darum den Altar gebauet haben, daß wir uns von dem HErr’s wenden wollten, Brandopfer oder Speisopfer drauf opfern, oder Dankopfer drauf tun dem HErr’s, so fordere er es.
(And so we/us therefore the altar built have, that we/us us/to_us/ourselves from to_him LORD’s turn_around wanted, burnt-offering or grain/food-offering on_it sacrifice(v), or thanksgiving-offering on_it do/put to_him LORD’s, so demand(v) he it.)

ClVg et si ea mente fecimus ut holocausta, et sacrificium, et pacificas victimas super eo imponeremus, ipse quærat et judicet:
(and when/but_if them mind we_did as burnt-offerings, and sacrifice, and peaceful victims/sacrifices over by_him to_imposemus, exactly_that/himself seek and he_will_judge:)

UHB לִ⁠בְנ֥וֹת לָ֨⁠נוּ֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לָ⁠שׁ֖וּב מֵ⁠אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ⁠אִם־לְ⁠הַעֲל֨וֹת עָלָ֜י⁠ו עוֹלָ֣ה וּ⁠מִנְחָ֗ה וְ⁠אִם־לַ⁠עֲשׂ֤וֹת עָלָי⁠ו֙ זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֔ים יְהוָ֖ה ה֥וּא יְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἰ ᾠκοδομήσαμεν ἑαυτοῖς βωμὸν, ὥστε ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ὥστε ἀναβιβάσαι ἐπʼ αὐτὸν θυσίαν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων, ὥστε ποιῆσαι ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ θυσίαν σωτηρίου, Κύριος ἐκζητήσει.

BrTr And if we have built to ourselves an altar, so as to apostatize from the Lord our God, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of whole-burnt-offerings, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of peace-offering,—the Lord shall require it.