Revised Version 1895

Joshua 22:21-34

21Then thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410and thehalfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519answeredוַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vai.ya.'a.NuH6030, and spake unto theheadsרָאשֵׁ֖יra.SheiH7218of thethousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ofgodsאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodH430ofgodsH430, he knoweth, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478he shallknowיֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045;ifאִם־'im-H518it be inrebellionבְּמֶ֤רֶדbe.Me.redH4777, orifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518intrespassH4604againstH4604theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, (saveתּוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּto.shi.'E.nuH3467thouusיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045notאַל־'al-H408thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,)

23thatweH518havebuiltלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129usH5921analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725awayH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; orifH518toofferלְהַעֲל֨וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thereonH5921burntעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930offering ormealוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503offering, orifH518toofferH5927sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002thereonH5921, let theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931requireיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ye.va.KeshH1245it;

24andifH518weH518havenotH3808ratherH3808outH4100of carefulnessdoneH6213this, and ofpurposeמִדָּבָ֔רmi.da.VarH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, In time tocomeמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279yourchildrenבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121mightspeakיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559unto ourchildrenלְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙le.va.Nei.nuH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WhatH4100have ye todoH6213with theLORDוְלַֽיהוָ֖הve.la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

25for theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068hathmadeH5414Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383aborderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366betweenH996usH5414andyouH5414, yechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205andchildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָד֙gadH1410; ye havenoH369portionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068:soH5414shall yourchildrenבְנֵיכֶם֙ve.nei.KhemH1121makeH5414ourchildrenבָּנֵ֔ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121ceaseH369from fearing theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26ThereforeweH4994saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559,LetH4994asnowH4994prepareנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213tobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129usH4994analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808forburntלְעוֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsacrificeלְזָֽבַח׃le.Za.vachH2077:

27but it shall be awitnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707betweenH996usH3588andyouH3588, andbetweenH996ourgenerationsדֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮do.ro.tei.NuH1755afterאַחֲרֵינוּ֒'a.cha.rei.NuH310usH3588, thatweH3588maydoלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him with ourburntבְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּbe.'o.lo.Tei.nuH5930offeringsH8002, and with oursacrificesוּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּu.viz.va.Chei.nuH2077, and with ourpeaceוּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּu.vish.la.Mei.nuH8002offeringsH8002; that yourchildrenבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121maynotH3808sayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559to ourchildrenלְבָנֵ֔ינוּle.va.Nei.nuH1121in time tocomeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279, Ye havenoH3808portionחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

28Thereforesaidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559weכִּֽי־ki-H3588, It shall be, when theysoH6213sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559tousאֵלֵ֛ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413or to ourgenerationsדֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּdo.ro.Tei.nuH1755in time tocomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961, thatweכִּי־ki-H3588shallsayוְאָמַ֡רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559,Beholdרְא֣וּre.'UH7200thepatternתַּבְנִית֩tav.NitH8403of thealtarמִזְבַּ֨חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,whichH834ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1madeH6213,notלֹ֤אlo'H3808forburntלְעוֹלָה֙le.'o.LahH5930offering,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forsacrificeלְזֶ֔בַחle.Ze.vachH2077; but it is awitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707betweenH996usוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413andyouH834.

29Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forbidחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486thatweאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834shouldrebelלִמְרֹ֣דlim.RodH4775againstמִמֶּ֜נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068, andturnוְלָשׁ֤וּבve.la.ShuvH7725awayH7725thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196forburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering, formealלְמִנְחָ֣הle.min.ChahH4503offering, or forsacrificeוּלְזָ֑בַחu.le.Za.vachH2077,besidesמִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.VadH905thealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodH430that isbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440histabernacleמִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פmish.ka.NoH4908.

30And whenPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, and theprincesוּנְשִׂיאֵ֨יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,evenאֶת־'et-H853theheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218of thethousandsאַלְפֵ֤י'al.FeiH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478whichH834were with him,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519spake, itpleasedH3190themwellH3190.

31AndPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205, and to thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֜דgadH1410, and to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519, Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117weH3588knowיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ya.Da'.nuH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is in themidstבְתוֹכֵ֣נוּve.to.Khe.nuH8432ofusH413,becauseH3588ye havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808committedמְעַלְתֶּ֥םme.'al.TemH4603thistrespassהַמַּ֣עַלha.Ma.'alH4604againstH413theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068:nowH3117have yedeliveredהִצַּלְתֶּ֛םhi.tzal.TemH5337thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3045of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32AndPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548, and theprincesוְהַנְּשִׂיאִ֡יםve.ha.ne.si.'ImH5387,returnedH7725from thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵן֩re.'u.VenH7205, and from thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,outH413of thelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֛דha.gil.'AdH1568, unto thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667, to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbroughtH7725themwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

33And thethingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֥וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and spakenoH3808moreH3808ofgoingלַעֲל֤וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927againstעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them towarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, todestroyלְשַׁחֵת֙le.sha.ChetH7843thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410dweltיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427.

34And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410calledוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196Ed: For, said they, it is awitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707betweenבֵּֽינֹתֵ֔ינוּbei.no.Tei.nuH996usH3588that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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