Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 18:4-6

4Give outהָב֥וּha.VuH3051from among you threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582for eachtribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶטla.Sha.vetH7626:and I will sendוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗םve.'esh.la.ChemH7971them, and they shall riseוְיָקֻ֜מוּve.ya.Ku.muH6965,and goוְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּve.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980through the landבָאָ֛רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and describeוְיִכְתְּב֥וּve.yikh.te.VuH3789it accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to the inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֖םna.cha.la.TamH5159of them; and they shall comeוְיָבֹ֥אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935again to me.

5And they shall divideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּve.hit.cha.le.KuH2505it into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651partsחֲלָקִ֑יםcha.la.KimH2506:Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063shall abideיַעֲמֹ֤דya.'a.ModH5975in their coastגְּבוּלוֹ֙ge.vu.LoH1366on the southמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045,and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130shall abideיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975in their coastsגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366on the northמִצָּפֽוֹן׃mi.tza.FonH6828.

6Ye shall therefore describeתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776intosevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651partsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506,and bringוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935the descriptionhither to me, that I may castוְיָרִ֨יתִיve.ya.Ri.tiH3384lotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486for you here beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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