And youוְאַתֶּםturn backתָּשֻׁבוּtodayהַיּוֹםfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיYHWH!יְהוָהAnd it shall be,וְהָיָהifyouאַתֶּםrebelתִּמְרְדוּtodayהַיּוֹםagainst YHWH,בַּיהוָהthat tomorrowוּמָחָרhe will be angryיִקְצֹףwithאֶלthe wholeכָּלcommunityעֲדַתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Joshua 22:18
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 22:18, word by word
- turn backתָּשֻׁבוּtashuvu
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “tashuvu” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- 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- And it shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- rebelתִּמְרְדוּtimrdu
rebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “timrdu” appears- that tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears- he will be angryיִקְצֹףyiktsof
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “yiktsof” appears- communityעֲדַתadat
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “adat” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
17Is 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?
18 · This verse (above)
19But if the land of your possession is unclean, cross over to the land of the possession of YHWH, where the dwelling of YHWH dwells, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against YHWH, and do not rebel against us by building yourselves an altar besides the altar of YHWH our Elohim.