But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?Joshua 22:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאִם־לֹ֤א מִדְּאָגָה֙ מִדָּבָ֔ר עָשִׂ֥ינוּ אֶת־זֹ֖את לֵאמֹ֑ר מָחָ֗ר יֹאמְר֨וּ בְנֵיכֶ֤ם לְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מַה־לָּכֶ֕ם וְלַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
- לֹ֤אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מִדְּאָגָה֙mi.de.'a.Gah“from anxiety”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּאָגָה · “anxiety” · Strong's H1674
- מִדָּבָ֔רmi.da.Var“from a matter”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
- עָשִׂ֥ינוּ'a.Si.nu“we have done”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- זֹ֖אתzot“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מָחָ֗רma.Char“tomorrow”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָחָר · “tomorrow” · Strong's H4279
- יֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.Ru“they will say”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- בְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.Khem“descendants your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- לְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙le.va.Nei.nu“to descendants our”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- לָּכֶ֕םla.Khem“[is] to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
- וְלַֽיהוָ֖הve.la.Yah.weh“and to Yahweh”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)