²² Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses^(A) against yourselves that you have chosen^(B) to serve the Lord.”

“Yes, we are witnesses,^(C)” they replied.

³⁰ He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness^(A) that I dug this well.^(B)”

²⁷ On the contrary, it is to be a witness^(A) between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings.^(B) Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the Lord.’