²⁸ And we said, Then it shall be, when^◦ they say so to^▵ us or to^▵ our generations tomorrow, that we may say, See the shape of the altar of Jehovah which our fathers made, not for burnt·​·offering, nor for sacrifice; but^◦ it^◦ is a witness between us and you.

¹ And the sons of Israel trespassed a trespass in what was devoted^*, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zeraḥ, of the tribe of Judah, took from what was devoted; and the anger of Jehovah was·​·fierce against^◦ the sons of Israel.