Joshua
Joshua 22:16
16“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֣ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the whole | כֹּ֣ל׀ | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| congregation | עֲדַ֣ת | ‘ă·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5712 congregation |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמְר֞וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| What | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| breach of faith | מְעַלְתֶּם֙ | mə·‘al·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| you have committed | הַמַּ֤עַל | ham·ma·‘al | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act |
| today | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| against the God | בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י | bê·lō·hê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| by turning away | לָשׁ֣וּב | lā·šūḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| from | מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י | mê·’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition-m | H310 behind |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and building | בִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶ֤ם | biḇ·nō·wṯ·ḵem | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H1129 build |
| for yourselves | לָכֶם֙ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֔חַ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| that you might rebel | לִמְרָדְכֶ֥ם | lim·rā·ḏə·ḵem | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H4775 rebel |
| against the LORD | בַּיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| this day | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
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