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So Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went back, parting from the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their heritage which had been given to them by the Lord's order to Moses.

בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”בָ֔הּ (בָ֔) Va “in <the>”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

Now when they came to the country by Jordan in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh put up there, by Jordan, a great altar, seen from far.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

This is what all the meeting of the people of the Lord has said, What is this wrong which you have done against the God of Israel, turning back this day from the Lord and building an altar for yourselves, and being false to the Lord?

בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י (בֵּ) be. “against”בִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤ם (בִּ) bi “when”בַּיהוָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

Was not the sin of Baal-peor great enough, from which we are not clear even to this day, though punishment came on the people of the Lord,

בַּעֲדַ֥ת (בַּ) ba. “among”

That now you are turned back from the Lord? and, because you are false to him today, tomorrow his wrath will be let loose on all the people of Israel.

בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “against”

But if the land you now have is unclean, come over into the Lord's land where his House is, and take up your heritage among us: but do not be false to the Lord and to us by building yourselves an altar in addition to the altar of the Lord our God.

בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבַֽיהוָ֣ה (בַֽ) ba. “against”בִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤ם (בִּ) bi “when”

Did not Achan, the son of Zerah, do wrong about the cursed thing, causing wrath to come on all the people of Israel? And not on him only came the punishment of death.

בַּחֵ֔רֶם (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ (בַּ) ba. “for”

God, even God the Lord, God, even God the Lord, he sees, and Israel will see--if it is in pride or in sin against the Lord,

בְּמֶ֤רֶד (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמַ֙עַל֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “on”

For the Lord has made Jordan a line of division between us and you, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad; you have no part in the Lord: so your children will make our children give up fearing the Lord.

בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (בַּֽ) ba. “in”

But to be a witness between us and you, and between the future generations, that we have the right of worshipping the Lord with our burned offerings and our offerings of beasts and our peace-offerings; so that your children will not be able to say to our

בְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּ (בְּ) be. “with”וּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּ (בִ) vi “with”וּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּ (בִ) vi “with”בַּיהוָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “in”

Never let it be said that we were false to the Lord, turning back this day from him and building an altar for burned offerings and meal offerings and offerings of beasts, in addition to the altar of the Lord our God which is before his House.

בַּֽיהוָ֗ה (בַּֽ) ba. “against”

Then Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the meeting and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, hearing what the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh said, were pleased.

בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, said to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh, Now we are certain that the Lord is among us, because you have not done this wrong against the Lord: and you have kept us fr

בְתוֹכֵ֣נוּ (בְ) ve. “[is] among”בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “against”

And the children of Israel were pleased about this; and they gave praise to God, and had no more thought of going to war against the children of Reuben and the children of Gad for the destruction of their land.

בְּעֵינֵי֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “in <the>”

Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,

בַּיָּמִֽים׃ (בַּ) ba “in <the>”

Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

בַּיָּמִֽים׃ (בַּ) ba “in <the>”

Now I have given to you, as the heritage of your tribes, all these nations which are still in the land, together with those cut off by me, from Jordan as far as the Great Sea on the west.

בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “<in>”

So be very strong to keep and do whatever is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, not turning away from it to the right or to the left;

בְּסֵ֖פֶר (בְּ) be. “in”

Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:

בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם (בַּ) ba. “among the”וּבְשֵׁ֨ם (בְ) ve. “<in>”

But be true to the Lord your God as you have been till this day.

בַּיהוָ֥ה (בַּ) ba. “to”

For the Lord has sent out from before you nations great and strong: and they have all given way before you till this day.

בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם (בִּ) bi “in”

For if you go back, joining yourselves to the rest of these nations who are still among you, getting married to them and living with them and they with you:

בְּיֶ֙תֶר֙ (בְּ) be. “to”בָּהֶ֛ם (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”בָּהֶ֖ם (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”בָּכֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”

Then you may be certain that the Lord your God will not go on driving these nations out from before you; but they will become a danger and a cause of sin to you, a whip for your sides and thorns in your eyes, till you are cut off from this good land whic

בְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”

Now I am about to go the way of all the earth: and you have seen and are certain, all of you, in your hearts and souls, that in all the good things which the Lord said about you, he has kept faith with you; everything has come true for you.

בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “with”

If the agreement of the Lord your God, which was given to you by his orders, is broken, and you become the servants of other gods and give them worship, then the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and you will quickly be cut off from the good

בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶם (בְּ֠) Be. “when”בָּכֶ֔ם (בָּ) ba. “on <the>”