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All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.

לִבְנֵ֤י (לִ) li “of”לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”

Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (לְ) le. “to”לָתֵ֣ת (לָ) la. “to”לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם (לַ) la. “to”

And the Lord gave them peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם (לַ) la. “to”

Then Joshua sent for the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י (לָ) lo. “<to> the”וְלַגָּדִ֑י (לַ) la. “<to> the”וְלַחֲצִ֖י (לַ) la. “<to>”

And said to them, You have kept all the orders of Moses, the Lord's servant, and have done everything I gave you orders to do:

לְכֹ֥ל (לְ) le. “to”

And now the Lord your God has given your brothers rest, as he said: so now you may go back to your tents, to the land of your heritage, which Moses, the Lord's servant, gave to you on the other side of Jordan.

לַֽאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (לַֽ) la. “to”לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗ם (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Only take great care to do the orders and the law which Moses, the Lord's servant, gave you; to have love for the Lord your God and to go in all his ways; and to keep his laws and to be true to him and to be his servants with all your heart and with all

לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְ֠אַהֲבָה (לְ֠) Le. “to”וְלָלֶ֧כֶת (לָ) la. “to”וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר (לִ) li “to”וּלְדָבְקָה־ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְעָבְד֕וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given a heritage in Bashan; but to the other half, Joshua gave a heritage among their brothers on the west side of Jordan. Now when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he gave them his blessing,

וְלַחֲצִ֣י׀ (לַ) la. “to”וּלְחֶצְי֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And said to them, Go back with much wealth to your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver and gold and brass and iron, and with a very great store of clothing; give your brothers a part of the goods taken in the war.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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.

לָלֶ֜כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

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.

לְמַרְאֶֽה׃ (לְ) le. “of”

And news came to the children of Israel, See, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have put up an altar opposite the land of Canaan, in the country by Jordan on the side which is Israel's.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then all the meeting of the children of Israel, hearing this, came together at Shiloh to go up against them to war.

לַעֲל֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לַצָּבָֽא׃ (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And with him they sent ten chiefs, one for every tribe of the children of Israel, every one of them the head of his house among the families of Israel.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”לְאַלְפֵ֥י (לְ) le. “[belong] to”

And they came to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and said to them,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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?

לָשׁ֣וּב (לָ) la. “by”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for <the>”לִמְרָדְכֶ֥ם (לִ) li “by”

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,

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “for <the>”

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.

לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

That we have made ourselves an altar, being false to the Lord, keep us not safe from death this day; and if for the purpose of offering burned offerings on it and meal offerings, or peace-offerings, let the Lord himself send punishment for it;

לִבְנ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “for <the>”לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”לְהַעֲל֨וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And if we have not, in fact, done this designedly and with purpose, having in our minds the fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּכֶ֕ם (לָּ) la. “[is] to”וְלַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

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.

לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

So we said, Let us now make an altar for ourselves, not for burned offerings or for the offerings of beasts:

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “for <the>”לִבְנ֖וֹת (לִ) li “by”לְעוֹלָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”לְזָֽבַח׃ (לְ) le. “for”

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

לַעֲבֹ֞ד (לַ) la. “to”לְפָנָ֔יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְבָנֵ֔ינוּ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”

For we said to ourselves, If they say this to us or to future generations, then we will say, See this copy of the Lord's altar which our fathers made, not for burned offerings or offerings of beasts, but for a witness between us and you.

לְעוֹלָה֙ (לְ) le. “for”לְזֶ֔בַח (לְ) le. “for”