Joshua
Joshua 22:27
27Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rather | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| let it be | ה֜וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| a witness | עֵ֨ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| between us | בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ | bê·nê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H996 interval, space between |
| and you | וּבֵינֵיכֶ֗ם | ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural | H996 interval, space between |
| and | וּבֵ֣ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the generations | דֹּרוֹתֵינוּ֮ | dō·rō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| to come | אַחֲרֵינוּ֒ | ’a·ḥă·rê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H310 behind |
| that we will worship | לַעֲבֹ֞ד | la·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in His presence | לְפָנָ֔יו | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| with our burnt offerings | בְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּ | bə·‘ō·lō·w·ṯê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| sacrifices | וּבִזְבָחֵ֖ינוּ | ū·ḇiz·ḇā·ḥê·nū | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H2077 sacrifice |
| and peace offerings | וּבִשְׁלָמֵ֑ינוּ | ū·ḇiš·lā·mê·nū | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering' |
| Then in the future | מָחָר֙ | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| your descendants | בְנֵיכֶ֤ם | ḇə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| cannot | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| say | יֹאמְר֨וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to ours | לְבָנֵ֔ינוּ | lə·ḇā·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| You have no | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| share | חֵ֖לֶק | ḥê·leq | Noun - masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| in the LORD | בַּיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 24:27 · Genesis 31:48 · Deuteronomy 12:17–18 · Deuteronomy 12:11 · Joshua 22:34 · Deuteronomy 12:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.