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Joshua 22:9-34

9AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410andthehalfוַחֲצִ֣י׀va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗הham.na.ShehH4519returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,anddepartedfromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֖הmi.shi.LohH7887,whichisinthelandH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,togoH7725tothecountryofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568,intothelandH776oftheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָם֙'a.chu.za.TamH272,ofwhichtheyhadbecomepossessed,accordingtothewordofJehovahthroughMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

10AndtheycameH935tothedistrictsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383thatareinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֡דgadH1410andthehalfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁבֶט֩she.VetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֨הham.na.ShehH4519builtH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196bytheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,analtarמִזְבֵּ֥חַmiz.Be.achH4196ofgrandappearanceלְמַרְאֶֽה׃le.mar.'EhH4758.

11AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,thechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֡דgadH1410andthehalfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519havebuiltH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196overagainstthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,inthedistrictsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, separatelyfromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12AndwhenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085[ofit],thewholeassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredtogetheratShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,togoלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upagainstthemtowarלַצָּבָֽא׃ פla.tza.Va'H6635.

13AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971tothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtothechildrenofGadגָ֛דgadH1410,andtothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,Phinehasפִּינְחָ֖סpin.ChasH6372thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548,

14andwithhimtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235princesH5387,ofeachfather'shouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004aprinceH5387,outofallthetribesH4294ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andeachofthemwasheadH7218ofafather'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,ofthethousandsH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndtheycameH935tothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtothechildrenofGadגָ֛דgadH1410,andtothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,tothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,andspokeH1696withthem,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saiththewholeassemblyH5712ofJehovah:WhatwickednessisthiswhichyehavecommittedagainsttheGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toturnH7725awayH7725thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117fromfollowingJehovah,inthatyehavebuiltH1129yourselvesanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,rebellingH4775thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117againstJehovah?

17Istheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofPeorפְּע֔וֹרpe.'orH6465toolittleהַמְעַט־ham.'at-H4592forus?fromwhichwearenotcleansedH2891untilthisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,althoughtherewasH1961aplagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063intheassemblyH5712ofJehovah.

18AndyeturnH7725awayתָּשֻׁ֣בוּta.Shu.vuH7725thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117fromfollowingJehovah;anditwillbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatsinceyerebelH4775thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117againstJehovah, to-morrowhewillbeH1961wrothwiththewholeassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Notwithstanding,ifthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofyourpossessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272isuncleanטְמֵאָ֜הte.me.'AhH2931, comeoverintothelandאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֤ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofJehovah,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Jehovah'stabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908dwelleth,andtakeH270possessionH272amongstus;butrebelתִּמְרֹ֗דוּtim.Ro.duH4775notagainstJehovah,andrebelתִּמְרֹ֔דוּtim.Ro.duH4775notagainstus,inbuildingבִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbiv.no.te.KhemH1129foryourselvesanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196besidesthealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

20DidnotAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֗רַחZe.rachH2226commitatrespassintheaccursedthing?andwrathH7110fellonalltheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andheperishednotaloneinhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

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.

31AndPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559untothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205,andtothechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,andtothechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117weperceivethatJehovahisamongus,becauseyehavenotcommittedthistrespassagainstJehovah:nowhaveyedeliveredהִצַּלְתֶּ֛םhi.tzal.TemH5337thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJehovah.

32AndPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548,andtheprincesH5387,returnedH7725fromthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵן֩re.'u.VenH7205,andfromthechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,outofthelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֛דha.gil.'AdH1568,tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbroughtH7725themwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697again.

33AndthethingH1697wasgoodוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190inthesightofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478blessedH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andnomoresaidH559thattheywouldgoלַעֲל֤וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upinwarfareH6635againstthem,todestroyלְשַׁחֵת֙le.sha.ChetH7843thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776inwhichthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410dweltH3427.

34AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410gaveanametothealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196;foritisawitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707betweenusthatJehovahisGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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