Study it in the app“But 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.”
Butוְאַךְifאִםthe landאֶרֶץof your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶםis unclean,טְמֵאָהcross overעִבְרוּtoאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof the possessionאֲחֻזַּתof YHWH,יְהוָהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthe dwellingמִשְׁכַּןof YHWHיְהוָהdwells,שָׁכַןand take possessionוְהֵאָחֲזוּamong us;בְּתוֹכֵנוּbut do notוּ אַלrebelתִּמְרֹדוּagainst YHWH,בַיהוָהand do notוְ אֶלrebelתִּמְרֹדוּagainst usאֹתָנוּby buildingבִּבְנֹתְyourselvesלָכֶםan altarמִזְבֵּחַbesidesמִבַּלְעֲדֵיthe altarמִזְבַּחof YHWHיְהוָהour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵינוּ
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearspossession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appearsunclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “temea” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “ivru” appearsYHWH
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” appearsdwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appearsdwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shachan” appearspossess
To keep a land and settle in it.
Where else “heachazu” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toche” appearsrebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “timrodu” appearsbuild
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearsexcept
Except, besides, apart from.
Where else “balade” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears18And 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.
19 · This verse (above)
20Did not Achan son of Zerah commit unfaithfulness with the things devoted to destruction, and anger came upon the whole community of Israel? And he, one man, did not expire alone in his iniquity.’”
