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.’Joshua 22:28
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַנֹּ֕אמֶר וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֵ֛ינוּ וְאֶל־דֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּ מָחָ֑ר וְאָמַ֡רְנוּ רְא֣וּ אֶת־תַּבְנִית֩ מִזְבַּ֨ח יְהוָ֜ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א לְעוֹלָה֙ וְלֹ֣א לְזֶ֔בַח כִּי־עֵ֣ד ה֔וּא בֵּינֵ֖ינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃
- וַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.mer“and we said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.Ru“they will say”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלֵ֛ינוּ'e.Lei.nu“to us”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- דֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּdo.ro.Tei.nu“generations our”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
- מָחָ֑רma.Char“tomorrow”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָחָר · “tomorrow” · Strong's H4279
- וְאָמַ֡רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nu“and we will say”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- רְא֣וּre.'U“see”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- תַּבְנִית֩tav.Nit“[the] copy of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תַּבְנִית · “pattern” · Strong's H8403
- מִזְבַּ֨חmiz.Bach“[the] altar of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
- יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Su“they made”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
- אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nu“ancestors our”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- לֹ֤אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- לְעוֹלָה֙le.'o.Lah“for burnt offering”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- לְזֶ֔בַחle.Ze.vach“for sacrifice”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫בַח · “sacrifice” · Strong's H2077
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- עֵ֣ד'ed“[is] a witness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵד · “witness” · Strong's H5707
- ה֔וּאHu'“it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- בֵּינֵ֖ינוּbei.Nei.nu“between us”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃u.vei.nei.Khem“and between you”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)