Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 22:15-20

15They wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֧ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,the Gaditesבְּנֵי־ גָ֛ד וְאֶל־be.nei- gad ve.'el-H1121 H1410 H413,and the half-tribeחֲצִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־cha.Tzi she.vet-H2677 H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה אֶל־me.na.Sheh 'el-H4519 H413in the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568and saidוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to themאִתָּ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃'i.Tam le.MorH854 H559,

16“This is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541the wholeכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמְר֞וּ'a.me.RuH559: ‘Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834breach of faithמְעַלְתֶּם֙me.'al.TemH4603you have committedהַמַּ֤עַלha.Ma.'alH4604todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117against the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478by turning awayלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and buildingבִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤םbiv.not.KhemH1129for yourselvesan altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,that you might rebelלִמְרָדְכֶ֥םlim.ra.de.KhemH4775against the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?

17Was not the sinעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Peorפְּע֔וֹרpe.'orH6465enoughהַמְעַט־ham.'at-H4592for usאֶת־'et-H853,from whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834we have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cleansedהִטַּהַ֙רְנוּ֙hi.ta.Har.nuH2891ourselvesמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117?It even broughtוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a plagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063upon the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18And nowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,would youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859turn awayתָּשֻׁ֣בוּta.Shu.vuH7725fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֗הYah.weh ve.ha.YahH3068 H1961?If youאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859rebelתִּמְרְד֤וּtim.re.DuH4775todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117against the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,tomorrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279He will be angryיִקְצֹֽף׃yik.TzofH7107withאֶֽל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518indeedוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your inheritanceאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272is uncleanטְמֵאָ֜הte.me.'AhH2931, thencross overעִבְר֨וּ'iv.RuH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776of the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068possessionאֲחֻזַּ֤ת'a.chu.ZatH272,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908standsשָֽׁכַן־ שָׁם֙sha.khan- shamH7931 H8033,and take possessionוְהֵאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270of it among usבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432.But do notאַל־'al-H408rebelוְאֹתָ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־ve.'o.Ta.nu 'el-H4775 H854 H413against the LORDוּבַֽיהוָ֣הvu.ba.Yah.wehH3068or against us by buildingבִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbiv.no.te.KhemH1129for yourselvesan altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196other thanמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֔יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

20Was notהֲל֣וֹא׀ha.Lo'H3808Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֗רַחZe.rachH2226unfaithfulמָ֤עַלMa.'alH4603regardingמַ֙עַל֙ma.'alH4604what was set apart for destructionבַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.remH2764,bringing wrathקָ֑צֶףKa.tzefH7110uponוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָ֣יָהYis.ra.'El Ha.yahH3478 H1961?Yet it was notלֹ֥אlo'H3808onlyאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259Achanוְהוּא֙ אִ֣ישׁve.Hu' 'ishH1931 H376who perishedגָוַ֖עga.Va'H1478because of his sinבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פba.'a.vo.NoH5771!’”

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