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Joshua 22:21-34

21Then the Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֣ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205,the Gaditesוּבְנֵי־ גָ֔דu.ve.nei- GadH1121 H1410,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶת־ham.na.Sheh vay.da.be.Ru 'et-H4519 H1696 H854answeredוַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vai.ya.'a.NuH6030the leadersרָאשֵׁ֖יra.SheiH7218of the clansאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

22“The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Mighty Oneאֵל֩׀'elH410, isGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430!The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Mighty Oneאֵ֣ל׀'elH410, isGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430!Heה֣וּאhu'H1931knowsיֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045,and may Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֣וּאve.Yis.ra.'El hu'H3478 H1931also knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045.Ifאִם־'im-H518thiswas in rebellionבְּמֶ֤רֶד וְאִם־be.Me.red ve.'im-H4777 H518or breach of faithבְּמַ֙עַל֙be.Ma.'alH4604against the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,do notאַל־'al-H408spare usתּוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּto.shi.'E.nuH3467todayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.

23If we have builtלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129for ourselvesan altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to turn awayלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Himיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andוְאִם־ve.'im-H518to offerלְהַעֲל֨וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503on itעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921,orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518to sacrificeלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077on itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931hold us accountableיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ye.va.KeshH1245.

24But in factוְאִם־ve.'im-H518לֹ֤אlo'H3808we have doneעָשִׂ֥ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisמִדָּבָ֔ר זֹ֖אתmi.da.Var zotH2063 H1697for fearמִדְּאָגָה֙mi.de.'a.GahH1674that in the futureמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559your descendantsבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121might sayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559to oursלְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.va.Nei.nu le.MorH1121 H559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100have you to dowith the LORDוְלַֽיהוָ֖הve.la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

25For the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has madeנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383a borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366between usבֵּינֵ֨נוּbei.Ne.nuH996and youוּבֵינֵיכֶ֜םu.vei.nei.KhemH996Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֤ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205andוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121Gaditesגָד֙gadH1410אֶת־'et-H853.You have noאֵין־'ein-H369shareחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068!’So your descendants could causeבְנֵיכֶם֙ve.nei.KhemH1121אֶת־'et-H853oursבָּנֵ֔ינוּ לְבִלְתִּ֖יba.Nei.nu le.vil.TiH1121 H1115to stopוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּve.hish.Bi.tuH7673fearingיְרֹ֥אye.Ro'H3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26That is why we saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘Let us take actionנַעֲשֶׂה־ נָּ֣אna.'a.seh- na'H6213 H4994and buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853an altar for ourselvesהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,but notלֹ֥אlo'H3808for burnt offeringsלְעוֹלָ֖ה וְלֹ֥אle.'o.Lah ve.Lo'H5930 H3808or sacrificesלְזָֽבַח׃le.Za.vachH2077.

27Ratherכִּי֩kiH3588,let it beה֜וּאhu'H1931a witnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707between usבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbei.Nei.nuH996and youוּבֵינֵיכֶ֗םu.vei.nei.KhemH996andוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996the generationsדֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮do.ro.tei.NuH1755to comeאַחֲרֵינוּ֒'a.cha.rei.NuH310,that we will worshipלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853עֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in His presenceלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440with our burnt offeringsבְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּbe.'o.lo.Tei.nuH5930,sacrificesוּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּu.viz.va.Chei.nuH2077,and peace offeringsוּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּu.vish.la.Mei.nuH8002.’Then in the futureמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,your descendantsבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559to oursלְבָנֵ֔ינוּle.va.Nei.nuH1121, ‘You have noאֵין־'ein-H369shareחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068!’

28Therefore we saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶר וְהָיָ֗הva.No.mer ve.ha.YahH559 H1961, ‘If they everכִּֽי־ki-H3588sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559thisto usאֵלֵ֛ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413orוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413to our descendantsדֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּ מָחָ֑רdo.ro.Tei.nu ma.CharH1755 H4279,we will answerוְאָמַ֡רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559:Look atרְא֣וּre.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the replicaתַּבְנִית֩tav.NitH8403of the altarמִזְבַּ֨חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213,notלֹ֤אlo'H3808for burnt offeringsלְעוֹלָה֙ וְלֹ֣אle.'o.Lah ve.Lo'H5930 H3808or sacrificesלְזֶ֔בַחle.Ze.vachH2077,butכִּי־ki-H3588as a witnessעֵ֣ד ה֔וּא'ed Hu'H5707 H1931between usבֵּינֵ֖ינוּbei.Nei.nuH996and youוּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃u.vei.nei.KhemH996.’

29Far be itחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from usto rebelלִמְרֹ֣דlim.RodH4775against the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068and turn awayוְלָשׁ֤וּבve.la.ShuvH7725fromמִמֶּ֜נּוּ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יmi.Me.nu me.'a.cha.ReiH4480 H310Himיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117by buildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196for burnt offeringsלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930,grain offeringsלְמִנְחָ֣הle.min.ChahH4503,or sacrificesוּלְזָ֑בַחu.le.Za.vachH2077,other thanמִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.VadH905the altarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834standsbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440His tabernacleמִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פmish.ka.NoH4908.”

30When Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548and the chiefsוּנְשִׂיאֵ֨יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712—the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478clansאַלְפֵ֤י'al.FeiH505whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854אֶת־'et-H853הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697—heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the descendantsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־re.'u.Ven u.ve.nei-H7205 H1121,Gadגָ֖ד וּבְנֵ֣יgad u.ve.NeiH1410 H1121,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519had to sayדִּבְּר֛וּdi.be.RuH1696,they were satisfiedוַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃vai.yi.Tav be.'ei.nei.HemH3190 H5869.

31Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the descendantsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֨ן וְאֶל־re.'u.Ven ve.'el-H7205 H413,Gadבְּנֵי־ גָ֜ד וְאֶל־be.nei- gad ve.'el-H1121 H1410 H413,and Manassehבְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֗הbe.Nei me.na.ShehH1121 H4519, “Todayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117we knowיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ya.Da'.nuH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is among usבְתוֹכֵ֣נוּve.to.Khe.nuH8432,becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808committedמְעַלְתֶּ֥םme.'al.TemH4603thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088breach of faithהַמַּ֣עַלha.Ma.'alH4604against Himבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068.Consequentlyאָ֗ז'AzH227,you have deliveredהִצַּלְתֶּ֛םhi.tzal.TemH5337אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

32Then Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548,together with the other leadersוְהַנְּשִׂיאִ֡ים מֵאֵ֣תve.ha.ne.si.'Im me.'EtH5387 H854,returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478inאֶל־'el-H413the landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667and brought backוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725a report regardingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697וּמֵאֵ֨תu.me.'EtH854the Reubenitesרְאוּבֵן֩ בְּנֵי־ אוֹתָ֖םre.'u.Ven be.nei- 'o.TamH1121 H7205 H854and Gaditesגָ֜ד בְּנֵ֣יgad be.NeiH1121 H1410in the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֛דha.gil.'AdH1568.

33The Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478were satisfiedוַיִּיטַ֣ב בְּעֵינֵי֙vai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869with the reportהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697,andבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478theyblessedוַיְבָרֲכ֥וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and spokeאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808more about goingלַעֲל֤וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to warלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635against themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921to destroyלְשַׁחֵת֙le.sha.ChetH7843אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֥ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205and Gaditesוּבְנֵי־ גָ֖דu.ve.nei- gadH1121 H1410livedיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427.

34So the Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֥ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205and Gaditesוּבְנֵי־ גָ֖דu.ve.nei- gadH1121 H1410namedוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196Witness,forכִּ֣יkiH3588they said, “Itהוּא֙hu'H1931is a witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707between usבֵּֽינֹתֵ֔ינוּbei.no.Tei.nuH996thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.”

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