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Numbers 32:16-19

16Then the Gadites and Reubenites approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Mosesאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and saidוַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We want to buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldsגִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אןgid.Rot tzonH1448 H6629hereפֹּ֑הPohH6311for our livestockלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nuH4735and citiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892for our little onesלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945.

17But weוַאֲנַ֜חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will arm ourselvesנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502and be readyחֻשִׁ֗יםchu.ShimH2363to go ahead ofלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478untilעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834אִם־'im-H518we have brought themהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םha.vi.'o.NumH935intoאֶל־'el-H413their placeמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725.Meanwhile, our little onesטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945will remainוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֔רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892for protection fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18We will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413our homesבָּתֵּ֑ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004untilעַ֗ד'AdH5704everyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376Israeliteבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478has taken possession ofהִתְנַחֵל֙hit.na.ChelH5157his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19Yetכִּ֣יkiH3588we will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808have an inheritanceנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157with themאִתָּ֔ם'i.TamH854acrossמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383and beyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,becauseכִּ֣י בָ֤אָהki Va.'ahH3588 H935our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159has come to usאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413on the eastמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.”

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