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Numbers 32:17-32

17butweH587ourselvesH587will be readyarmedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502togoH935beforeH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704weH587havebroughtH935them unto theirplaceמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725: and ourlittleטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fencedcitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18WeH5704willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725unto ourhousesבָּתֵּ֑ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004,untilH5704thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveinheritedהִתְנַחֵל֙hit.na.ChelH5157everyH376manH376hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19Forweכִּ֣יkiH3588willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808inheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157with them on theotherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383, andforwardH935;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isfallenH935tousאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413on thissideH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifאִֽם־'im-H518ye willdoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;Ifאִם־'im-H518ye will arm yourselves to gobeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to thewarלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421,

21andeveryH3605armedחָל֛וּץcha.LutzH2502manH3605ofyouH3605willpassוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,untilעַ֧ד'adH5704he hathdrivenH3423outH3423hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341frombeforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him,

22and thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776besubduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: thenafterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310ye shallreturnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725, and be guiltless towards theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068, and towardsIsraelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; and thislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be untoyouH6440for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518ye willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, ye havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: and besureH3045yoursinH2398willfindתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834outH3045.

24Buildבְּנֽוּ־be.nu-H1129youH6213citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892for yourlittleלְטַפְּכֶ֔םle.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945, andfoldsוּגְדֵרֹ֖תu.ge.de.RotH1448for yoursheepלְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑םle.tzo.na.'a.KhemH6792; anddoH6213that which hathproceededH3318outH3318of yourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310.

25And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGadגָד֙gadH1410and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willdoיַעֲשׂ֔וּya.'a.SuH6213as mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113commandeth.

26Ourlittleטַפֵּ֣נוּta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945, ourwivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802, ourflocksמִקְנֵ֖נוּmik.Ne.nuH4735, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605ourcattleבְּהֶמְתֵּ֑נוּbe.hem.Te.nuH929, shall be there in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568:

27but thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willpassיַֽעַבְר֜וּya.'av.RuH5674over,everyH3605manH3605that isarmedחֲל֥וּץcha.LutzH2502forwarH4421,beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDH3068tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, as mylordH3068saith.

28SoH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gaveH6680chargeH6680concerning them toEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126, and to theheadsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1houses of thetribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518thechildrenH1121ofGadגָ֣דgadH1410and thechildrenH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ן׀re.'u.VenH7205willpassיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674withyouH5414overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֞ןhai.yar.DenH3383,everyכָּל־kol-H3605manH1121that isarmedחָל֤וּץcha.LutzH2502tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall besubduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH5414; then ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414them thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272:

30butifH518they willnotלֹ֧אlo'H3808passיַֽעַבְר֛וּya.'av.RuH5674over withyouH518armedחֲלוּצִ֖יםcha.lu.TzimH2502, they shall havepossessionsוְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּve.no.cha.ZuH270amongyouH518in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

31And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֛דgadH1410and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathsaidH559unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willweאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

32Weנַ֣חְנוּNach.nuH5168willpassנַעֲבֹ֧רna.'a.VorH5674overarmedחֲלוּצִ֛יםcha.lu.TzimH2502beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068intoH776thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, and thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of ourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159shall remain withusH6440beyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

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