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Is the iniquityהַ אֶת עֲוֺןof Peorפְּעוֹרtoo littleמְעַטfor us,לָנוּfrom whichאֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנּוּwe have notלֹאcleansed ourselvesהִטַּהַרְנוּtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםandוַfor whichthe plagueהַנֶּגֶףcameיְהִיon the communityבַּעֲדַתof YHWH?יְהוָה
Joshua 22:17
Study it in the app“Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, and for which the plague came on the community of YHWH?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 22:17, word by word
- Is the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of Peorפְּעוֹרpeor
Peor
Peor, a mountain east of the Jordan; also the god worshiped there, Baal-peor. The name means "opening."
Where else “peor” appears- too littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- cleansed ourselvesהִטַּהַרְנוּhitaharnu
cleanse
To cleanse from sin.
Where else “hitaharnu” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- the plagueנֶּגֶףnegef
plague
A striking blow of judgment.
Where else “negef” appears- cameיְהִיyehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appears- on the communityעֲדַתadat
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “adat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
Translation note
It is told in Numbers 25:1-9.
The context
16“Thus says the whole community of YHWH: ‘What is this unfaithfulness that you have committed against the Elohim of Israel, turning back today from following YHWH by building yourselves an altar, to rebel today against YHWH?
17 · This verse (above)
18And you turn back today from following YHWH! And it shall be, if you rebel today against YHWH, that tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel.