Joshua 22:29

Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
Joshua 22:29
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Original language (Hebrew)

חָלִילָה֩ לָּ֨נוּ מִמֶּ֜נּוּ לִמְרֹ֣ד בַּֽיהוָ֗ה וְלָשׁ֤וּב הַיּוֹם֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לִבְנ֣וֹת מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לְעֹלָ֖ה לְמִנְחָ֣ה וּלְזָ֑בַח מִלְּבַ֗ד מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פ

  1. חָלִילָה֩cha.li.Lah“far be it”
    Particle, interjection · from חָלִ֫ילָה · “forbid” · Strong's H2486
  2. לָּ֨נוּLa.nu“to <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  3. מִמֶּ֜נּוּmi.Me.nu“from us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. לִמְרֹ֣דlim.Rod“to rebel”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָרַד · “to rebel” · Strong's H4775
  5. בַּֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.weh“against Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. וְלָשׁ֤וּבve.la.Shuv“and to turn back”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
  7. הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOm“this day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  8. מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Rei“from after”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  9. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Not“by building”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  11. מִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.ach“an altar”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  12. לְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.Lah“for burnt offering”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
  13. לְמִנְחָ֣הle.min.Chah“for grain offering”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִנְחָה · “offering” · Strong's H4503G
  14. וּלְזָ֑בַחu.le.Za.vach“and for sacrifice”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫בַח · “sacrifice” · Strong's H2077
  15. מִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.Vad“<from> <to> besides”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּד · “besides” · Strong's H0905J
  16. מִזְבַּח֙miz.Bach“[the] altar of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  17. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  18. אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  19. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  20. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“[is] <to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  21. מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ פmish.ka.No“tabernacle his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁכָּן · “tabernacle” · Strong's H4908
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)