Joshua
Joshua 22:26
26That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That is why we said | וַנֹּ֕אמֶר | wan·nō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Let us take action | נַעֲשֶׂה־ | na·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| and build | לִבְנ֖וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| an altar for ourselves | הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| but not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| for burnt offerings | לְעוֹלָ֖ה | lə·‘ō·w·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| or sacrifices | לְזָֽבַח׃ | lə·zā·ḇaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2077 sacrifice |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.