Joshua 22
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themאַתֶּ֣םyouשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םyou have keptאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatצִוָּ֣הhe commandedאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesעֶ֣בֶדthe servant ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַתִּשְׁמְע֣וּand you have listenedבְקוֹלִ֔יto voice myלְכֹ֥לto allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוִּ֖יתִיI have commandedאֶתְכֶֽם׃obj. you
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וְעַתָּ֗הand nowהֵנִ֨יחַhe has given restיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙God yourלַֽאֲחֵיכֶ֔םto countrymen yourכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asדִּבֶּ֣רhe spokeלָהֶ֑םto the themוְעַתָּ֡הand thereforeפְּנוּ֩turnוּלְכ֨וּand goלָכֶ֜םfor the yourselvesלְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗םto tents yourאֶל־toאֶ֙רֶץ֙the land ofאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֔םpossession yourאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichנָתַ֣ןhe gaveלָכֶ֗םto the youמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesעֶ֣בֶדthe servant ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehבְּעֵ֖בֶרon the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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רַ֣ק׀onlyשִׁמְר֣וּtake careמְאֹ֗דexceedinglyלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתto doאֶת־obj.הַמִּצְוָ֣הthe commandmentוְאֶת־and obj.הַתּוֹרָה֮the lawאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוָּ֣הhe commandedאֶתְכֶם֮obj. youמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesעֶֽבֶד־the servant ofיְהוָה֒Yahwehלְ֠אַהֲבָהto loveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜םGod yourוְלָלֶ֧כֶתand to walkבְּכָל־in allדְּרָכָ֛יוways hisוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רand to keepמִצְוֹתָ֖יוcommandments hisוּלְדָבְקָה־and to cleaveב֑וֹto himוּלְעָבְד֕וֹand to serve himבְּכָל־with allלְבַבְכֶ֖םheart yourוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃being your
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וְלַחֲצִ֣י׀and to the half ofשֵׁ֣בֶטthe tribe ofהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗הthe Manassehנָתַ֣ןhe had givenמֹשֶׁה֮Mosesבַּבָּשָׁן֒in the Bashanוּלְחֶצְי֗וֹand to half of itנָתַ֤ןhe had givenיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshuaעִם־withאֲחֵיהֶ֔םcountrymen theirבְּעֵ֥בֶרon the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordanיָ֑מָּהwest -wardוְ֠גַםand alsoכִּ֣יifשִׁלְּחָ֧םhe sent away themיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַJoshuaאֶל־toאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖םtents theirוַיְבָרֲכֵֽם׃and he blessed them
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingבִּנְכָסִ֨יםwith richesרַבִּ֜יםgreatשׁ֤וּבוּreturnאֶל־toאָֽהֳלֵיכֶם֙tents yourוּבְמִקְנֶ֣הand with livestockרַב־muchמְאֹ֔דveryבְּכֶ֨סֶףwith silverוּבְזָהָ֜בand with goldוּבִנְחֹ֧שֶׁתand with bronzeוּבְבַרְזֶ֛לand with ironוּבִשְׂלָמ֖וֹתand with garmentsהַרְבֵּ֣הmanyמְאֹ֑דveryחִלְק֥וּdivideשְׁלַל־the booty ofאֹיְבֵיכֶ֖םenemies yourעִם־withאֲחֵיכֶֽם׃ פcountrymen your
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וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּand they returnedוַיֵּלְכ֡וּand they wentבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֨ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָ֜דGadוַחֲצִ֣י׀and the half ofשֵׁ֣בֶטthe tribe ofהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗הthe Manassehמֵאֵת֙from withבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelמִשִּׁלֹ֖הfrom Shilohאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּאֶֽרֶץ־is in the land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanלָלֶ֜כֶתto goאֶל־toאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofהַגִּלְעָ֗דthe Gileadאֶל־toאֶ֤רֶץthe land ofאֲחֻזָּתָם֙possession theirאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנֹֽאחֲזוּ־they had possessionsבָ֔הּin the itעַל־onפִּ֥יthe mouth ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּיַד־by the hand ofמֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
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וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameאֶל־toגְּלִיל֣וֹתGeliloth ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבְּאֶ֣רֶץis in the land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוַיִּבְנ֣וּand they builtבְנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֣ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָ֡דGadוַחֲצִ֣יand the half ofשֵׁבֶט֩the tribe ofהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֨הthe Manassehשָׁ֤םthereמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙an altarעַל־atהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanמִזְבֵּ֥חַan altarגָּד֖וֹלlargeלְמַרְאֶֽה׃of appearance
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וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּand they heardבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהִנֵּ֣הthere!בָנ֣וּthey have builtבְנֵֽי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֣ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָ֡דGadוַחֲצִי֩and the half ofשֵׁ֨בֶטthe tribe ofהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הthe Manassehאֶת־obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַthe altarאֶל־toמוּל֙opposite toאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanאֶל־toגְּלִילוֹת֙Geliloth ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanאֶל־toעֵ֖בֶרthe side ofבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּand they sentבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelאֶל־toבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֧ןReubenוְאֶל־and toבְּנֵי־the descendants ofגָ֛דGadוְאֶל־and toחֲצִ֥יthe half ofשֵֽׁבֶט־the tribe ofמְנַשֶּׁ֖הManassehאֶל־toאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofהַגִּלְעָ֑דthe Gileadאֶת־obj.פִּינְחָ֖סPhinehasבֶּן־the son ofאֶלְעָזָ֥רEleazarהַכֹּהֵֽן׃the priest
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וַעֲשָׂרָ֤הand tenנְשִׂאִים֙leadersעִמּ֔וֹwere with himנָשִׂ֨יאa leaderאֶחָ֜דoneנָשִׂ֤יאa leaderאֶחָד֙oneלְבֵ֣יתto the house ofאָ֔בa fatherלְכֹ֖לto allמַטּ֣וֹתthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְאִ֨ישׁand eachרֹ֧אשׁwas a leader ofבֵּית־the house ofאֲבוֹתָ֛םfathers theirהֵ֖מָּהtheyלְאַלְפֵ֥יbelong to the families ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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כֹּ֣הthusאָמְר֞וּthey sayכֹּ֣ל׀allעֲדַ֣תthe congregation ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehמָֽה־what?הַמַּ֤עַלis the unfaithfulnessהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichמְעַלְתֶּם֙you have acted unfaithfullyבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יagainst the God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלָשׁ֣וּבby turning backהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יfrom afterיְהוָ֑הYahwehבִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤םwhen built youלָכֶם֙for the yourselvesמִזְבֵּ֔חַan altarלִמְרָדְכֶ֥םby rebelling yourהַיּ֖וֹםthis dayבַּיהוָֽה׃against Yahweh
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וְאַתֶּם֙and youתָּשֻׁ֣בוּyou are turning awayהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יfrom afterיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְהָיָ֗הand it will beאַתֶּ֞םyouתִּמְרְד֤וּyou are rebellingהַיּוֹם֙this dayבַּֽיהוָ֔הagainst Yahwehוּמָחָ֕רand tomorrowאֶֽל־againstכָּל־allעֲדַ֥תthe congregation ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelיִקְצֹֽף׃he will be angry
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וְאַ֨ךְand surelyאִם־ifטְמֵאָ֜הis uncleanאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofאֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗םpossession yourעִבְר֨וּpass overלָכֶ֜םfor the yourselvesאֶל־intoאֶ֨רֶץthe land ofאֲחֻזַּ֤תthe possession ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֤רwhereשָֽׁכַן־it dwellsשָׁם֙thereמִשְׁכַּ֣ןthe tabernacle ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְהֵאָחֲז֖וּand have possessionsבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּin midst of usוּבַֽיהוָ֣הand against Yahwehאַל־may notתִּמְרֹ֗דוּyou rebelוְאֹתָ֙נוּ֙and with the usאֶל־toתִּמְרֹ֔דוּmay you rebelבִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤םwhen build youלָכֶם֙for the yourselvesמִזְבֵּ֔חַan altarמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֔יfrom exceptמִזְבַּ֖חthe altar ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃God our
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הֲל֣וֹא׀¿ notעָכָ֣ןAchanבֶּן־the son ofזֶ֗רַחZerahמָ֤עַלdid he act unfaithfullyמַ֙עַל֙unfaithfulnessבַּחֵ֔רֶםin the devoted thingsוְעַֽל־and towardsכָּל־allעֲדַ֥תthe congregation ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelהָ֣יָהit wasקָ֑צֶףangerוְהוּא֙and heאִ֣ישׁwas a manאֶחָ֔דoneלֹ֥אnotגָוַ֖עdid he die?בַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פfor iniquity his
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לִבְנ֥וֹתto buildלָ֙נוּ֙for the ourselvesמִזְבֵּ֔חַan altarלָשׁ֖וּבto turn backמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יfrom afterיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְאִם־and ifלְהַעֲל֨וֹתto offer upעָלָ֜יוon itעוֹלָ֣הa burnt offeringוּמִנְחָ֗הand a grain offeringוְאִם־and ifלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתto makeעָלָיו֙on itזִבְחֵ֣יsacrifices ofשְׁלָמִ֔יםpeace offeringsיְהוָ֖הYahwehה֥וּאheיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃may he require
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וְאִם־and ifלֹ֤אnotמִדְּאָגָה֙from anxietyמִדָּבָ֔רfrom a matterעָשִׂ֥ינוּwe have doneאֶת־obj.זֹ֖אתthisלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingמָחָ֗רtomorrowיֹאמְר֨וּthey will sayבְנֵיכֶ֤םdescendants yourלְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙to descendants ourלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingמַה־what?לָּכֶ֕םis to youוְלַֽיהוָ֖הand to Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וּגְב֣וּלand a borderנָֽתַן־he has putיְ֠הוָהYahwehבֵּינֵ֨נוּbetween usוּבֵינֵיכֶ֜םand between youבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֤ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָד֙Gadאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanאֵין־notלָכֶ֥םbelongs to the youחֵ֖לֶקa portionבַּֽיהוָ֑הin Yahwehוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּand they will cause to ceaseבְנֵיכֶם֙descendants yourאֶת־obj.בָּנֵ֔ינוּdescendants ourלְבִלְתִּ֖יto notיְרֹ֥אto fearאֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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כִּי֩forעֵ֨דis a witnessה֜וּאitבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbetween usוּבֵינֵיכֶ֗םand between youוּבֵ֣יןand betweenדֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮generations ourאַחֲרֵינוּ֒after usלַעֲבֹ֞דto serveאֶת־obj.עֲבֹדַ֤תthe service ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְפָנָ֔יוto before himבְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּwith burnt offerings ourוּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּand with sacrifices ourוּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּand with peace offerings ourוְלֹא־and notיֹאמְר֨וּthey will sayבְנֵיכֶ֤םdescendants yourמָחָר֙tomorrowלְבָנֵ֔ינוּto descendants ourאֵין־notלָכֶ֥םbelongs to the youחֵ֖לֶקa portionבַּיהוָֽה׃in Yahweh
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וַנֹּ֕אמֶרand we saidוְהָיָ֗הand it will beכִּֽי־thatיֹאמְר֥וּthey will sayאֵלֵ֛ינוּto usוְאֶל־and toדֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּgenerations ourמָחָ֑רtomorrowוְאָמַ֡רְנוּand we will sayרְא֣וּseeאֶת־obj.תַּבְנִית֩the copy ofמִזְבַּ֨חthe altar ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשׂ֣וּthey madeאֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּancestors ourלֹ֤אnotלְעוֹלָה֙for burnt offeringוְלֹ֣אand notלְזֶ֔בַחfor sacrificeכִּי־forעֵ֣דis a witnessה֔וּאitבֵּינֵ֖ינוּbetween usוּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃and between you
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חָלִילָה֩far be itלָּ֨נוּto the usמִמֶּ֜נּוּfrom usלִמְרֹ֣דto rebelבַּֽיהוָ֗הagainst Yahwehוְלָשׁ֤וּבand to turn backהַיּוֹם֙this dayמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יfrom afterיְהוָ֔הYahwehלִבְנ֣וֹתby buildingמִזְבֵּ֔חַan altarלְעֹלָ֖הfor burnt offeringלְמִנְחָ֣הfor grain offeringוּלְזָ֑בַחand for sacrificeמִלְּבַ֗דfrom to besidesמִזְבַּח֙the altar ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod ourאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלִפְנֵ֥יis to beforeמִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פtabernacle his
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עand he heardפִּֽינְחָ֣סPhinehasהַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priestוּנְשִׂיאֵ֨יand the leaders ofהָעֵדָ֜הthe congregationוְרָאשֵׁ֨יand the heads ofאַלְפֵ֤יthe families ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoאִתּ֔וֹwere with himאֶת־obj.הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichדִּבְּר֛וּthey spokeבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֥ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָ֖דGadוּבְנֵ֣יand the descendants ofמְנַשֶּׁ֑הManassehוַיִּיטַ֖בand it was goodבְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃in view their
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidפִּֽינְחָ֣סPhinehasבֶּן־the son ofאֶלְעָזָ֣רEleazarהַכֹּהֵ֡ןthe priestאֶל־toבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֨ןReubenוְאֶל־and toבְּנֵי־the descendants ofגָ֜דGadוְאֶל־and toבְּנֵ֣יthe descendants ofמְנַשֶּׁ֗הManassehהַיּ֤וֹם׀this dayיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙we knowכִּֽי־thatבְתוֹכֵ֣נוּis among midst of usיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֛רthatלֹֽא־notמְעַלְתֶּ֥םyou have acted unfaithfullyבַּֽיהוָ֖הagainst Yahwehהַמַּ֣עַלthe unfaithfulnessהַזֶּ֑הthe thisאָ֗זthenהִצַּלְתֶּ֛םyou have deliveredאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelמִיַּ֥דfrom the hand ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיָּ֣שָׁבand he returnedפִּֽינְחָ֣סPhinehasבֶּן־the son ofאֶלְעָזָ֣רEleazarהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀the priestוְהַנְּשִׂיאִ֡יםand the leadersמֵאֵ֣תfrom withבְּנֵֽי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵן֩Reubenוּמֵאֵ֨תand from withבְּנֵי־the descendants ofגָ֜דGadמֵאֶ֧רֶץfrom the land ofהַגִּלְעָ֛דthe Gileadאֶל־toאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofכְּנַ֖עַןCanaanאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּand they brought backאוֹתָ֖םwith themדָּבָֽר׃word
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וַיִּיטַ֣בand it was goodהַדָּבָ֗רthe wordבְּעֵינֵי֙in the eyes ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיְבָרֲכ֥וּand they blessedאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְלֹ֣אand notאָמְר֗וּthey saidלַעֲל֤וֹתto go upעֲלֵיהֶם֙on themלַצָּבָ֔אfor the warלְשַׁחֵת֙to destroyאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֥ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָ֖דGadיֹשְׁבִ֥יםwere dwellingבָּֽהּ׃in the it
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