23 for building for ourselves an altar to turn away from Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings,d grain offerings,e or fellowship offerings on it, may Yahweh himself take vengeance. 24 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⌋?f 25 Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, the descendantsg of Reuben and Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh.’ So your children may put an end to our children worshipingh Yahweh. 26 So we said, ‘Let us build immediately for ourselves an altar, not for burnt offeringsi or for sacrifices;j