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rather it shall be a witnessbetween us and you and between our generationsafter us, that we are to perform the service of the LORDbefore Him with our burntofferings, and with our sacrifices and with our peaceofferings, so that your sons will not say to our sons in time to come, "You havenoportion in the LORD."'
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"Therefore we said, 'It shall also come about if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say, "See the copy of the altar of the LORDwhich our fathersmade, not for burntoffering or for sacrifice; rather it is a witnessbetween us and you."'