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Joshua 22:15-20

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.

20Did not Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֗רַחZe.rachH2226commitמָ֤עַלMa.'alH4603a trespassמַ֙עַל֙ma.'alH4604in the accursed thingבַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.remH2764,and wrathקָ֑צֶףKa.tzefH7110fellהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961on all the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?and that manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376perishedגָוַ֖עga.Va'H1478not aloneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

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