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Joshua 22:24-29

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.”

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