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Joshua 22:21-34

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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