New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 22:25-27

25For the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has madeנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383a borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366betweenH996us and you, yousonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205and sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָד֙gadH1410;you haveH369noH369portionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068.”So your sonsבְנֵיכֶם֙ve.nei.KhemH1121may make our sonsבָּנֵ֔ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121stopלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115fearingיְרֹ֥אye.Ro'H3372the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’

26“Therefore we saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘Let usbuildנַעֲשֶׂה־ לִבְנ֖וֹתna.'a.seh- liv.NotH6213 H1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,not for burntלְעוֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930or for sacrificeלְזָֽבַח׃le.Za.vachH2077;

27ratherכִּי֩kiH3588it shall bea witnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707betweenH996us and you and betweenH996our generationsדֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮do.ro.tei.NuH1755afterאַחֲרֵינוּ֒'a.cha.rei.NuH310us, that we are toperformלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440Him with our burntבְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּbe.'o.lo.Tei.nuH5930offeringsH5930,and with our sacrificesוּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּu.viz.va.Chei.nuH2077and with our peaceוּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּu.vish.la.Mei.nuH8002offeringsH8002,soוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808that your sonsבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121will not sayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559to our sonsלְבָנֵ֔ינוּle.va.Nei.nuH1121in timeH4279to comeH4279, “You haveH369noH369portionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.”’

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