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[ergänzt: These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.

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

Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

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

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.

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

Then Joshua called 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 unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened to my voice in all that I commanded you.

לְכֹ֥ל (לְ) le. “to”

And now Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as he said unto them; and now return, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the 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 heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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

And to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [ergänzt: inheritance] in Bashan, and to the other half thereof had Joshua given among their brethren on this side the Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them also,

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

and spoke to them, saying, Return unto your tents with much wealth and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with copper, and with iron, and with clothing, in very great quantity; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, into the land of their possession, of which they had become possessed, according to the word of Jehovah through Moses.

לָלֶ֜כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And they came to the districts of the Jordan that are in the land of Canaan; and the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of grand appearance.

לְמַרְאֶֽה׃ (לְ) le. “of”

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the districts of the Jordan, separately from the children of Israel.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And when the children of Israel heard [ergänzt: of it], the whole assembly of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

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

and with him ten princes, of each father's house a prince, out of all the tribes of Israel; and each of them was head of a father's house, of the thousands of Israel.

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

And they came to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus saith the whole assembly of Jehovah: What wickedness is this which ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have built yourselves an altar, rebelling this day against Jehovah?

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

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the assembly of Jehovah.

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “for <the>”

Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession is unclean, come over into the land of the possession of Jehovah, where Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession amongst us; but rebel not against Jehovah, and rebel not against us, in building for yourselves an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

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

-- that we have built for ourselves an altar to turn from following Jehovah, and if it is to offer up burnt-offering and oblation on it, and if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it [ergänzt: from us];

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 done it from fear of this thing, saying, In future your children will speak to our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah 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”

Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad, ye have no portion in Jehovah! And so shall your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.

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

And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,

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 our generations after us, that we might do service to Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in future, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.

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

And we said, If it shall be that in future they so say to us and to our generations, we will say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice, but as a witness between us and you.

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