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BSB § But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

OEB No OEB JOS 22:24 verse available

WEB “If we have not out of concern done this, and for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, “What have you to do with Yahweh, the God of Israel?

WMB “If we have not out of concern done this, and for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, “What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

NET We swear we have done this because we were worried that in the future your descendants would say to our descendants, ‘What relationship do you have with the Lord God of Israel?

LSV And nevertheless, we have done it from fear of [this] thing, saying, Hereafter your sons speak to our sons, saying, And what have you to [do with] YHWH God of Israel?

FBV We did this because we were worried that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you got to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?

T4T “This is the reason that we built that altar: We were afraid/worried that some day your descendants would say that our descendants are not true Israelis. We were afraid that then they would say, ‘You are not allowed to worship Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship.

LEB But in fact, we have done this because of anxiety, because of a reason, saying, ‘In the future your children may say to our children, ‘What is the relationship between you and Yahweh the God of Israel?[fn]

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BBE And if we have not, in fact, done this designedly and with purpose, having in our minds the fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?

MOF Let the Eternal himself punish us, if we did not do this in the fear that, later, your sons might say to our sons, ‘What have you to do with the Eternal the God of Israel?

JPS and if we have not rather out of anxiety about a matter done this, saying: In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying: What have ye to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

ASV and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah, the God of Israel?

DRA And not rather with this thought and design, that we should say: Tomorrow your children will say to our children: What have you to do with the Lord the God of Israel?

YLT 'And if not, from fear of [this] thing we have done it, saying, Hereafter your sons do speak to ours sons, saying, What to you and to Jehovah God of Israel?

DBY and if we have not done it from fear of this thing, saying, In future your children will speak to our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah the [fn]God of Israel?

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RV and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

WBS And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children may speak to our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?

KJB And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?[fn]
  (And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye/you_all to do with the LORD God of Israel?)

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BB And yf we haue not rather done it for feare of this thyng, saying, In tyme to come your chyldren myght say vnto ours: What haue you to do with the Lorde God of Israel?
  (And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might say unto ours: What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel?)

GNV And if we haue not rather done it for feare of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might say vnto our children, What haue ye to doe with the Lord God of Israel?
  (And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might say unto our children, What have ye/you_all to do with the Lord God of Israel? )

CB And yf we haue not done it rather for very feare of this thinge, and sayde: To daye or tomorow mighte youre children saye vnto oure children: What haue ye to do with the LORDE the God of Israel?
  (And if we have not done it rather for very fear of this thing, and said: To day or tomorow mighte your(pl) children say unto our children: What have ye/you_all to do with the LORD the God of Israel?)

WYC and not more `bi that thouyt and tretyng that we seiden, Youre sones schulen seie `to morew to oure sones, What is to you and to the Lord God of Israel? Ye sones of Ruben,
  (and not more `bi that thouyt and tretyng that we said, Youre sons should say `to morew to our sons, What is to you and to the Lord God of Israel? Ye/You_all sons of Ruben,)

LUT Und so wir‘s nicht vielmehr aus Sorge des Dinges getan haben und sprachen: Heute oder morgen möchten eure Kinder zu unsern Kindern sagen: Was gehet euch der HErr, der GOtt Israels, an?
  (And so wir‘s not vielmehr out of Sorge the Dinges getan have and said: Heute or morgen möchten your children to unsern Kindern say: What gehet you the HErr, the God Israels, an?)

CLV et non ea magis cogitatione atque tractatu, ut diceremus: Cras dicent filii vestri filiis nostris: Quid vobis et Domino Deo Israël?
  (and not/no ea magis cogitatione atque tractatu, as diceremus: Cras dicent children vestri childrens nostris: Quid to_you and Domino Deo Israël? )

BRN But we have done this for the sake of precaution concerning this thing, saying, Lest [fn]hereafter your sons should say to our sons, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?

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BrLXX Ἀλλʼ ἕνεκεν εὐλαβείας ῥήματος ἐποιήσαμεν τοῦτο, λέγοντες, ἵνα μὴ εἴπωσιν αὔριον τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν, τί ὑμῖν Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ Ἰσραήλ;
  (Allʼ heneken eulabeias ɽaʸmatos epoiaʸsamen touto, legontes, hina maʸ eipōsin aurion ta tekna humōn tois teknois haʸmōn, ti humin Kuriōi tōi Theōi Israaʸl? )