Joshua 24:22

24:22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” ¹  They replied, “We are witnesses!” ² 

Joshua 22:34

22:34 The Reubenites and Gadites named the altar, “Surely it is a Reminder to us ³  that the Lord is God.”

Joshua 22:27-28

22:27 but as a reminder to us and you, ⁴  and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the Lord in his very presence ⁵  with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. ⁶  Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, ‘You have no right to worship the Lord.’ ⁷  22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing ⁸  to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors ⁹  made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’ ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the Lord to serve him.”

² sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.

³ tn Heb “a witness between us.”

⁵ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”

⁶ tn Heb “to do the service of the Lord before him.”

⁷ tn Or “peace offerings.”

⁸ tn Heb “You have no portion in the Lord.”

⁷ tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁹ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”