Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 14:6-15

6Then the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537:and Calebכָּלֵ֥בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312the Keneziteהַקְּנִזִּ֑יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou knowestיָדַ֡עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the thingהַדָּבָר֩ha.da.VarH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430concerning meאֹדוֹתַ֛י'o.do.TaiH182and theeאֹדוֹתֶ֖יךָ'o.do.Tei.khaH182in Kadesh–barneaH6947.

7Fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasI when Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentבִּ֠שְׁלֹחַBish.lo.achH7971me from Kadesh–barneaH6947to espy outלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and I broughtH7725him wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725as it wasin mine heartלְבָבִֽי׃le.va.ViH3824.

8Nevertheless my brethrenוְאַחַי֙ve.'a.ChaiH251that went upעָל֣וּ'a.LuH5927with me made the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971meltהִמְסִ֖יוhim.SivH4529:but I whollyמִלֵּ֔אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390followedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Surely the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whereon thy feetרַגְלְךָ֙rag.le.KhaH7272have troddenדָּרְכָ֤הda.re.KhahH1869shall be thine inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֛הle.na.cha.LahH5159,and thy children’sוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769,because thou hast whollyמִלֵּ֔אתָmi.Le.taH4390followedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

10And now, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath kept me aliveהֶחֱיָ֨הhe.che.YahH2421,as he saidדִּבֵּר֒di.BerH1696,these fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveוְחָמֵ֜שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,even sinceמֵ֠אָזMe.'ozH227Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, while the children ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wanderedהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: and now, lo, I amthis dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.

11As yet I am asstrongחָזָ֗קcha.ZakH2389this dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117as I wasin the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentשְׁלֹ֤חַshe.Lo.achH7971me: as my strengthכְּכֹ֥חִיke.Kho.chiH3581was then, even so ismy strengthוּכְכֹ֣חִיu.khe.Kho.chiH3581now, for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,both to go outוְלָצֵ֥אתve.la.TzetH3318,and to come inוְלָבֽוֹא׃ve.la.Vo'H935.

12Now therefore giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me this mountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022,whereof Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;for thou heardestשָׁמַעְתָּ֩sha.ma'.TaH8085in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117how the Anakimsעֲנָקִ֣ים'a.na.KimH6062were there, and thatthe citiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892weregreatגְּדֹל֣וֹתge.do.LotH1419andfencedבְּצֻר֔וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219:if so beאוּלַ֨י'u.LaiH194Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will bewithאוֹתִי֙'o.TiH854me, then I shall be able to drive them outוְה֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יםve.Ho.rash.TimH3423,as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

13And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto Calebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312Hebronחֶבְר֛וֹןchev.RonH2275for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃le.na.cha.LahH5159.

14Hebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275therefore became the inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159of Calebלְכָלֵ֨בle.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֤הye.fu.NehH3312the Keneziteהַקְּנִזִּי֙ha.ke.ni.ZiH7074unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,because that he whollyמִלֵּ֔אmi.Le'H4390followedאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of Hebronחֶבְר֤וֹןchev.RonH2275beforeלְפָנִים֙le.fa.NimH6440wasKirjath–arbaH7153; which Arba wasa greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419manהָאָדָ֧םha.'a.DamH120among the Anakimsבָּעֲנָקִ֖יםba.'a.na.KimH6062.And the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776had restשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252from warמִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פmi.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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