Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 22:21-25

21Then the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410and the halfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519answeredוַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vai.ya.'a.NuH6030,and saidוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto the headsרָאשֵׁ֖יra.SheiH7218of the thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֵל֩׀'elH410of godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֵ֣ל׀'elH410of godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,he knowethיֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478he shall knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045; if it bein rebellionבְּמֶ֤רֶדbe.Me.redH4777,or if in transgressionבְּמַ֙עַל֙be.Ma.'alH4604against Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, (saveתּוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּto.shi.'E.nuH3467us not this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,)

23That we have builtלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129us an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,or if to offerלְהַעֲל֨וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thereon burnt offeringעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930or grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503,or if to offerלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077thereon, let Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068himself requireיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ye.va.KeshH1245it;

24And if we have not ratherdoneעָשִׂ֥ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213it for fearמִדְּאָגָה֙mi.de.'a.GahH1674of thisthingמִדָּבָ֔רmi.da.VarH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,In time to comeמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279your childrenבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121might speakיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559unto our childrenלְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙le.va.Nei.nuH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What have ye to do with Yhwhוְלַֽיהוָ֖הve.la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

25For Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068hath madeנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383a borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366between us and you, ye childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205and childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָד֙gadH1410;ye have no partחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068:so shall your childrenבְנֵיכֶם֙ve.nei.KhemH1121makeH7673our childrenבָּנֵ֔ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121ceaseוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּve.hish.Bi.tuH7673fromלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115fearingיְרֹ֥אye.Ro'H3372Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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