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Joshua 22:10-19

10And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the bordersגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, that arein the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֡דgadH1410and the halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁבֶט֩she.VetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֨הham.na.ShehH4519builtוַיִּבְנ֣וּvai.yiv.NuH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196by Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419altarמִזְבֵּ֥חַmiz.Be.achH4196to see toלְמַרְאֶֽה׃le.mar.'EhH4758.

11And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֡דgadH1410and the halfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519have builtבָנ֣וּva.NuH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196over againstמוּל֙mulH4136the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,in the bordersגְּלִילוֹת֙ge.li.lOtH1552of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,at the passageעֵ֖בֶר'E.verH5676of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12And when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of it,the whole congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,to go upלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to warלַצָּבָֽא׃ פla.tza.Va'H6635against them.

13And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971unto the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,and to the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֛דgadH1410,and to the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,Phinehasפִּינְחָ֖סpin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548,

14And with him tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235princesH5387,of eachH259chiefH5387houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004a princeאָ֔ב'AvH1throughout all the tribesמַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and each oneוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376wasan headרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1among the thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֥יle.'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,and to the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֛דgadH1410,and to the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,unto the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,and they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Thus saithאָמְר֞וּ'a.me.RuH559the whole congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,What trespassהַמַּ֤עַלha.Ma.'alH4604isthis that ye have committedמְעַלְתֶּם֙me.'al.TemH4603against the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to turn awayלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in that ye have buildedבִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤םbiv.not.KhemH1129you an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,that ye might rebelלִמְרָדְכֶ֥םlim.ra.de.KhemH4775this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117against the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068?

17Isthe iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Peorפְּע֔וֹרpe.'orH6465too littleהַמְעַט־ham.'at-H4592for us, from which we are not cleansedהִטַּהַ֙רְנוּ֙hi.ta.Har.nuH2891until this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,although there was a plagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063in the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

18But that ye must turn awayתָּשֻׁ֣בוּta.Shu.vuH7725this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? and it will be, seeingye rebelתִּמְרְד֤וּtim.re.DuH4775to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117against the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,that to morrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279he will be wrothיִקְצֹֽף׃yik.TzofH7107with the whole congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Notwithstandingוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389,if the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272beuncleanטְמֵאָ֜הte.me.'AhH2931, thenpass ye overעִבְר֨וּ'iv.RuH5674unto the landאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776of the possessionאֲחֻזַּ֤ת'a.chu.ZatH272of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,wherein the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908dwellethשָֽׁכַן־sha.khan-H7931,and take possessionוְהֵאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270amongבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432us: but rebelתִּמְרֹ֗דוּtim.Ro.duH4775not against the Lordוּבַֽיהוָ֣הvu.ba.Yah.wehH3068,norאַל־'al-H408rebelתִּמְרֹ֔דוּtim.Ro.duH4775against us, in buildingבִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbiv.no.te.KhemH1129you an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196besideמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֔יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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