New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 32:16-27

16Then they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066him and saidוַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldsגִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אןgid.Rot tzonH6629 H1448for our livestockלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nuH4735hereפֹּ֑הPohH6311and citiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892for our littleלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945;

17but we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֜חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will be armedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502,hurryingחֻשִׁ֗יםchu.ShimH2363aheadלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִם־'ad 'a.Sher 'im-H5704 H834 H518we have broughtהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םha.vi.'o.NumH935them to their placeמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725,while our littleטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945liveוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֔רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18We will not returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725to our homesבָּתֵּ֑ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004untilעַ֗ד'AdH5704everyH376oneH376of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has gainedH5157possessionH5157of his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19But we will not haveH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157with them on the otherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676of the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383and beyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,becauseH3588our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159has comeבָ֤אָהVa.'ahH935to uson this sideH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward the eastמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you will doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088,ifאִם־'im-H518you will armתֵּחָֽלְצ֛וּte.Chal.TzuH2502yourselves beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for the warלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421,

21and allכָּל־kol-H3605of you armedH2502menחָל֛וּץcha.LutzH2502crossH5674overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068untilעַ֧ד'adH5704He has drivenH3423His enemiesH340outH3423from Him,

22and the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is subduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,then afterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310you may returnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725and befreeנְקִיִּ֛יםne.ki.YimH5355ofH5355obligationH5355towardH4480the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068and towardH4480Israelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and thisH2088landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be yours as propertyלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not doתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,you have sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֖םcha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and be sureוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045thatyour sinחַטַּאתְכֶ֔םcha.tat.KhemH2403will findתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672you outH4672.

24Buildבְּנֽוּ־be.nu-H1129yourselves citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892for your littleלְטַפְּכֶ֔םle.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,and sheepfoldsוּגְדֵרֹ֖תu.ge.de.RotH1448for your sheepלְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑םle.tzo.na.'a.KhemH6792, anddoתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213what you have promisedוְהַיֹּצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖םve.hai.yo.Tze' mi.pi.KhemH3318 H4480 H6310.”

25Then the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָד֙gadH1410and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650will doיַעֲשׂ֔וּya.'a.SuH6213justH3512asH3512my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113commandsמְצַוֶּֽה׃me.tza.VehH6680.

26Our littleטַפֵּ֣נוּta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,our wivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802,our livestockמִקְנֵ֖נוּmik.Ne.nuH4735,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605our cattleבְּהֶמְתֵּ֑נוּbe.hem.Te.nuH929shallremainיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568,

27while your servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, that is,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is armedחֲל֥וּץcha.LutzH2502for warצָבָ֛אtza.Va'H6635,crossH5674overH5674in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,justH3512asH3512my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113saysדֹּבֵֽר׃do.VerH1696.”

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