Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 22:15-20

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.

20Did not Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֗רַחZe.rachH2226commitמָ֤עַלMa.'alH4603a trespassמַ֙עַל֙ma.'alH4604in the accursed thingבַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.remH2764,and wrathקָ֑צֶףKa.tzefH7110fellהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961on all the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?and that manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376perishedגָוַ֖עga.Va'H1478not aloneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

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