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Joshua 22:21-30

21AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֔דGadH1410andthehalfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519answeredוַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vai.ya.'a.NuH6030andsaidH1696totheheadsH7218ofthethousandsH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22TheGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ofgodsאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,Jehovah,theGodH430ofgodsH430,Jehovah,heknoweth,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478heshallknowH3045[it];ifitisinrebellion,orifintrespassagainstJehovah, —saveתּוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּto.shi.'E.nuH3467usnotthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117!

23—thatwehavebuiltלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129forourselvesanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromfollowingJehovah,andifitistoofferלְהַעֲל֨וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upburnt-offeringandoblationonit,andiftoofferH5927peace-offeringsthereon, letJehovahhimselfrequireיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ye.va.KeshH1245it[fromus];

24andifwehavenotdoneitfromfearofthisthingH1697,sayingH559,Infutureyourchildrenwillspeaktoourchildren,sayingH559,WhathaveyetodowithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

25JehovahhathmadeH5414theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383aborderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366betweenusandyou, yechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205andchildrenofGadגָד֙gadH1410, yehavenoportionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506inJehovah!AndsoshallyourchildrenmakeH5414ourchildrenceasefromfearingJehovah.

26AndwesaidH559,Letusnowsettoworktobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,notforburnt-offering,norforsacrificeלְזָֽבַח׃le.Za.vachH2077,

27buttobeawitnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707betweenusandyou,andbetweenourgenerationsדֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮do.ro.tei.NuH1755afterus,thatwemightdoserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656toJehovahbeforehimwithourburnt-offerings,andwithoursacrificesH2077,andwithourpeace-offerings;thatyourchildrenmaynotsayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559toourchildreninfuture, Yehavenoportionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506inJehovah.

28AndwesaidH559,Ifitshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961thatinfuturetheysosayH559tousandtoourgenerationsדֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּdo.ro.Tei.nuH1755,wewillsayH559,BeholdthepatternH8403ofthealtarמִזְבַּ֨חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahwhichourfathersH1madeH6213,notforburnt-offering,norforsacrificeלְזֶ֔בַחle.Ze.vachH2077,butasawitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707betweenusandyou.

29Farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486beitfromusthatweshouldrebelלִמְרֹ֣דlim.RodH4775againstJehovah,andturnוְלָשׁ֤וּבve.la.ShuvH7725thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117fromfollowingJehovah,inbuildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196forburnt-offering,foroblation,andforsacrificeוּלְזָ֑בַחu.le.Za.vachH2077,besidesthealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430thatisbeforehistabernacleמִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פmish.ka.NoH4908.

30AndwhenH834Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548andtheprincesH5387oftheassemblyH5712andtheheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218ofthethousandsH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerewithhimheardH8085thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410andthechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519spokeH1696,itwasgoodוַיִּיטַ֖בvai.yi.TavH3190intheirsight.

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