Joshua 22:28
Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’
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ASV
Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.
KJV
Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַנֹּ֕אמֶר | va.No.mer | and we said | H559 → |
| וְהָיָ֗ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| יֹאמְר֥וּ | yo.me.Ru | they will say | H559 → |
| אֵלֵ֛ינוּ | 'e.Lei.nu | to us | H413 → |
| וְאֶל־ | ve.'el- | and to | H413 → |
| דֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּ | do.ro.Tei.nu | generations our | H1755 → |
| מָחָ֑ר | ma.Char | tomorrow | H4279 → |
| וְאָמַ֡רְנוּ | ve.'a.Mar.nu | and we will say | H559 → |
| רְא֣וּ | re.'U | see | H7200 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| תַּבְנִית֩ | tav.Nit | [the] copy of | H8403 → |
| מִזְבַּ֨ח | miz.Bach | [the] altar of | H4196 → |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| עָשׂ֣וּ | 'a.Su | they made | H6213 → |
| אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ | 'a.vo.Tei.nu | ancestors our | H1 → |
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| לְעוֹלָה֙ | le.'o.Lah | for burnt offering | H5930 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| לְזֶ֔בַח | le.Ze.vach | for sacrifice | H2077 → |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| עֵ֣ד | 'ed | [is] a witness | H5707 → |
| ה֔וּא | Hu' | it | H1931 → |
| בֵּינֵ֖ינוּ | bei.Nei.nu | between us | H996 → |
| וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | u.vei.nei.Khem | and between you | H996 → |
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