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Joshua 22

1Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledH7121theReubenites,andtheGadites,andthehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519,

2andsaidH559untothem, YehavekeptH8104allthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680you,andhavehearkened untomyvoiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963inallthatIcommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you:

3yehavenotleftH5800yourbrethrenthesemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,buthavekeptH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתmish.Me.retH4931ofthecommandmentמִצְוַ֖תmitz.VatH4687ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathgivenH5414restהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117untoyourbrethren,ashespake untothem:thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258nowH6258turnפְּנוּ֩pe.NuH6437ye,andgetyouuntoyourtentsלְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168, untothelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776ofyourpossessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֔ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272,whichMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovahgaveH5414youbeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

5Onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535takeשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104diligentheedH8104todothecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687andthelawהַתּוֹרָה֮ha.to.RahH8451whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650ofJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680you,toloveלְ֠אַהֲבָהLe.'a.ha.vahH157JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andtowalkinallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֛יוde.ra.KhavH1870,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,andtocleave untohim,andtoserveוּלְעָבְד֕וֹu.le.'a.ve.DoH5647himwithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824andwithallyoursoulH5315.

6SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091blessedH1288them,andsentH7971themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971;andtheywentuntotheirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

7Nowtotheonehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗הham.na.ShehH4519Mosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872hadgivenH5414inheritanceinBashanבַּבָּשָׁן֒ba.ba.ShanH1316;butuntotheotherhalfH2677gaveH5414Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091amongtheirbrethrenbeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383westward.MoreoverwhenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971themawayשִׁלְּחָ֧םshi.le.ChamH7971untotheirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,heblessedH1288them,

8andspake untothem,sayingH559,Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725withmuchH7235wealthuntoyourtentsאָֽהֳלֵיכֶם֙'o.ho.lei.KhemH168,andwithveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966muchH7235cattle,withsilverבְּכֶ֨סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,andwithgoldוּבְזָהָ֜בu.ve.za.HavH2091,andwithbrass,andwithironוּבְבַרְזֶ֛לu.ve.var.ZelH1270,andwithveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchH7235raiment:divideחִלְק֥וּchil.KuH2505thespoilH7998ofyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341withyourbrethren.

9AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410andthehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗הham.na.ShehH4519returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,anddepartedfromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֖הmi.shi.LohH7887,whichisinthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,togoH7725untothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568,tothelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָם֙'a.chu.za.TamH272, whereoftheywerepossessed,accordingtothecommandmentofJehovahbyMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

10AndwhenH834theycameH935untotheregionabouttheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,thatisinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,thechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֡דgadH1410andthehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֨הham.na.ShehH4519builtH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196bytheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,agreatH1419altarמִזְבֵּ֥חַmiz.Be.achH4196tolookupon.

11AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,thechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֡דgadH1410andthehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519havebuiltH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196intheforefrontofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,intheregionabouttheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,onthesideעֵ֖בֶר'E.verH5676thatpertainethtothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12AndwhenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085ofit,thewholecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredthemselvestogetheratShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,togoלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upagainstthemtowarלַצָּבָֽא׃ פla.tza.Va'H6635.

13AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971untothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtothechildrenofGadגָ֛דgadH1410,andtothehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,Phinehasפִּינְחָ֖סpin.ChasH6372thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548,

14andwithhimtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235princesH5387,oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259princeH5387ofafathers’אָ֔ב'AvH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004foreachofthetribesH4294ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheywereeveryoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259ofthemheadH7218oftheirfathers’אֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1housesבֵּית־beit-H1004amongthethousandsH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndtheycameH935untothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtothechildrenofGadגָ֛דgadH1410,andtothehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519, untothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,andtheyspakewiththem,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saiththewholecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofJehovah,WhattrespassisthisthatyehavecommittedagainsttheGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toturnH7725awayH7725thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117fromfollowingJehovah,inthatyehavebuildedyouanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,torebelH4775thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117againstJehovah?

17Istheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofPeorפְּע֔וֹרpe.'orH6465toolittleהַמְעַט־ham.'at-H4592forus,fromwhichwehavenotcleansedH2891ourselvesuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,althoughtherecameaplagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063uponthecongregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712ofJehovah,

18thatye mustturnH7725awayתָּשֻׁ֣בוּta.Shu.vuH7725thisdayH3117fromfollowingJehovah?anditwillbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961, seeing yerebelH4775to-dayagainstJehovah,thatto-morrowhewillbeH1961wrothwiththewholecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Howbeit,ifthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofyourpossessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272beuncleanטְמֵאָ֜הte.me.'AhH2931,thenpassעִבְר֨וּ'iv.RuH5674yeoveruntothelandאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֤ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofJehovah,whereinJehovah’stabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908dwelleth,andtakeH270possessionH272amongus:butrebelתִּמְרֹ֗דוּtim.Ro.duH4775notagainstJehovah,norrebelתִּמְרֹ֔דוּtim.Ro.duH4775againstus,inbuildingבִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbiv.no.te.KhemH1129youanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196besidesthealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

20DidnotAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֗רַחZe.rachH2226commitatrespassinthedevotedthing,andwrathH7110felluponallthecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?andthatmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376perishednotaloneinhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

21ThenthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֔דGadH1410andthehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519answeredוַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vai.ya.'a.NuH6030,andspake untotheheadsH7218ofthethousandsH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22TheMightyOneH2088,Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,Jehovah,theMightyOneH2088,Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,Jehovah,heknoweth;andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478heshallknowH3045:ifitbeinrebellion,orifintrespassagainstJehovah(saveתּוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּto.shi.'E.nuH3467thouusnotthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117),

23thatwehavebuiltלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129usanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725awayH7725fromfollowingJehovah;oriftoofferלְהַעֲל֨וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thereonburnt-offeringormeal-offering,oriftoofferH5927sacrificesH2077ofpeace-offeringsthereon, letJehovahhimselfrequireיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ye.va.KeshH1245it;

24andifwehavenotratheroutofcarefulnessdonethis,andofpurpose,sayingH559,IntimeH4279tocomeyourchildrenmightspeakuntoourchildren,sayingH559,WhathaveyetodowithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

25forJehovahhathmadeH5414theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383aborderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366betweenusandyou, yechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205andchildrenofGadגָד֙gadH1410; yehavenoportionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506inJehovah:somightyourchildrenmakeH5414ourchildrenceasefromfearingJehovah.

26ThereforewesaidH559,Letusnowpreparetobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129usanaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,notforburnt-offering,norforsacrificeלְזָֽבַח׃le.Za.vachH2077:

27butitshallbeawitnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707betweenusandyou,andbetweenourgenerationsדֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮do.ro.tei.NuH1755afterus,thatwemaydotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofJehovahbeforehimwithourburnt-offerings,andwithoursacrificesH2077,andwithourpeace-offerings;thatyourchildrenmaynotsayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559toourchildrenintimeH4279tocome, Yehavenoportionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506inJehovah.

28ThereforesaidH559we,Itshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,whentheysosayH559tousortoourgenerationsדֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּdo.ro.Tei.nuH1755intimeH4279tocome,thatweshallsayH559,BeholdthepatternH8403ofthealtarמִזְבַּ֨חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah,whichourfathersH1madeH6213,notforburnt-offering,norforsacrificeלְזֶ֔בַחle.Ze.vachH2077;butitisawitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707betweenusandyou.

29Farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486beitfromusthatweshouldrebelלִמְרֹ֣דlim.RodH4775againstJehovah,andturnוְלָשׁ֤וּבve.la.ShuvH7725awayH7725thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117fromfollowingJehovah,tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196forburnt-offering,formeal-offering,orforsacrificeוּלְזָ֑בַחu.le.Za.vachH2077,besidesthealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430thatisbeforehistabernacleמִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פmish.ka.NoH4908.

30AndwhenH834Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtheprincesH5387ofthecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,eventheheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218ofthethousandsH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerewithhim,heardH8085thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410andthechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519spake,itpleasedthemwellH3190.

31AndPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559untothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtothechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,andtothechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117weknowיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ya.Da'.nuH3045thatJehovahisinthemidstבְתוֹכֵ֣נוּve.to.Khe.nuH8432ofus,becauseyehavenotcommittedthistrespassagainstJehovah:nowhaveyedeliveredהִצַּלְתֶּ֛םhi.tzal.TemH5337thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJehovah.

32AndPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548,andtheprincesH5387,returnedH7725fromthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵן֩re.'u.VenH7205,andfromthechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,outofthelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֛דha.gil.'AdH1568, untothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbroughtH7725themwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697again.

33AndthethingH1697pleasedthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478blessedH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andspakenomoreofgoingלַעֲל֤וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upagainstthemtowarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,todestroyלְשַׁחֵת֙le.sha.ChetH7843thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410dweltH3427.

34AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410calledוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196Ed:For, saidthey,itisawitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707betweenusthatJehovahisGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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