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Joshua 22:24-29

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.

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