22:28a

Therefore we said: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

So we said to each other,
-or-
So we thought,

If they ever say this to us or to our descendants: Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

If they speak like this to us or to our descendants someday
-or-
If they say this to us or to our descendants in the future

22:28b

we will answer: Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

then we will say
-or-
we will answer them

Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD: The Hebrew sentence that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD is more literally “look at the copy of the altar of Yahweh.”

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

then we will say, “Look at the copy of the altar of Yahweh,
-or-
We will answer them, “Look. We have here a copy of Yahweh’s altar.

22:28c

that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

that our ancestors made. ⌊But⌋ it was not for the purpose of offering burnt offerings or sacrifices.
-or-
Our ancestors made it, but they did not make it to offer burnt offerings or sacrifices ⌊on it⌋ .

22:28d

but as a witness between us and you: This clause is the same in Hebrew as the first part of verse 22:27. You should translate these words as much as possible in the same way as you did the words in that verse.

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