Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 22:10-19

10And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the bordersגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, that arein the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֡דgadH1410and the halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁבֶט֩she.VetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֨הham.na.ShehH4519builtוַיִּבְנ֣וּvai.yiv.NuH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196by Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419altarמִזְבֵּ֥חַmiz.Be.achH4196to see toלְמַרְאֶֽה׃le.mar.'EhH4758.

11And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֡דgadH1410and the halfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519have builtבָנ֣וּva.NuH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196over againstמוּל֙mulH4136the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,in the bordersגְּלִילוֹת֙ge.li.lOtH1552of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,at the passageעֵ֖בֶר'E.verH5676of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12And when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of it,the whole congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,to go upלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to warלַצָּבָֽא׃ פla.tza.Va'H6635against them.

13And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971unto the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,and to the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֛דgadH1410,and to the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,Phinehasפִּינְחָ֖סpin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548,

14And with him tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235princesH5387,of eachH259chiefH5387houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004a princeאָ֔ב'AvH1throughout all the tribesמַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and each oneוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376wasan headרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1among the thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֥יle.'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֧ןre.'u.VenH7205,and to the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֛דgadH1410,and to the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,unto the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,and they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Thus saithאָמְר֞וּ'a.me.RuH559the whole congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,What trespassהַמַּ֤עַלha.Ma.'alH4604isthis that ye have committedמְעַלְתֶּם֙me.'al.TemH4603against the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to turn awayלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in that ye have buildedבִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤םbiv.not.KhemH1129you an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,that ye might rebelלִמְרָדְכֶ֥םlim.ra.de.KhemH4775this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117against Yhwhבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068?

17Isthe iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Peorפְּע֔וֹרpe.'orH6465too littleהַמְעַט־ham.'at-H4592for us, from which we are not cleansedהִטַּהַ֙רְנוּ֙hi.ta.Har.nuH2891until this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,although there was a plagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063in the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

18But that ye must turn awayתָּשֻׁ֣בוּta.Shu.vuH7725this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? and it will be, seeingye rebelתִּמְרְד֤וּtim.re.DuH4775to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117against Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,that to morrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279he will be wrothיִקְצֹֽף׃yik.TzofH7107with the whole congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Notwithstandingוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389,if the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם'a.chu.zat.KhemH272beuncleanטְמֵאָ֜הte.me.'AhH2931, thenpass ye overעִבְר֨וּ'iv.RuH5674unto the landאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776of the possessionאֲחֻזַּ֤ת'a.chu.ZatH272of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,wherein Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908dwellethשָֽׁכַן־sha.khan-H7931,and take possessionוְהֵאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270amongבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432us: but rebelתִּמְרֹ֗דוּtim.Ro.duH4775not against Yhwhוּבַֽיהוָ֣הvu.ba.Yah.wehH3068,norאַל־'al-H408rebelתִּמְרֹ֔דוּtim.Ro.duH4775against us, in buildingבִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םbiv.no.te.KhemH1129you an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196besideמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֔יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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