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Numbers 32:16-24

16And they came nearוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066unto him, and saidוַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldsגִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אןgid.Rot tzonH6629 H1448here for our cattleלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nuH4735,and citiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892for our little onesלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945:

17But we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֜חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will go readyחֻשִׁ֗יםchu.ShimH2363armedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,until we have broughtהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םha.vi.'o.NumH935them unto their placeמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725:and our little onesטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fencedהַמִּבְצָ֔רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18We will not returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725unto our housesבָּתֵּ֑ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004,until the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have inheritedהִתְנַחֵל֙hit.na.ChelH5157every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19For we will not inheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157with them on yonder sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383,or forwardוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973;because our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159is fallenבָ֤אָהVa.'ahH935to us on this sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If ye will doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,if ye will go armedתֵּחָֽלְצ֛וּte.Chal.TzuH2502beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to warלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421,

21And will goH5674all of you armedחָל֛וּץcha.LutzH2502overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,until he hath driven outהוֹרִישׁ֛וֹho.ri.ShoH3423his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341from beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him,

22And the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776be subduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068:then afterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310ye shall returnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725,and be guiltlessנְקִיִּ֛יםne.ki.YimH5355before the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068,and before Israelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and this landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be your possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23But if ye will not do soתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213,behold, ye have sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֖םcha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:and be sureוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045your sinחַטַּאתְכֶ֔םcha.tat.KhemH2403will find you outתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672.

24Buildבְּנֽוּ־be.nu-H1129you citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892for your little onesלְטַפְּכֶ֔םle.ta.pe.KhemH2945,and foldsוּגְדֵרֹ֖תu.ge.de.RotH1448for your sheepלְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑םle.tzo.na.'a.KhemH6792;and doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213that which hath proceededוְהַיֹּצֵ֥אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318out of your mouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310.

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