Study it in the app“But no: out of anxiety, for a reason, we did this, saying, ‘Tomorrow your sons will say to our sons, saying, “What have you to do with YHWH, the Elohim of Israel?”
But no:וְאִם לֹאout of anxiety,מִדְּאָגָהfor a reason,מִדָּבָרwe didעָשִׂינוּthis,זֹאתsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Tomorrowמָחָרyour sonsבְנֵיכֶםwill sayיֹאמְרוּto our sons,לְבָנֵינוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whatמַהhave youלָּכֶםto dowith YHWH,וְלַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵל
anxiety
Anxiety, worry about what may happen.
Where else “deaga” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asinu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearstomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” 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 “yhva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsIsrael
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” appears23If it was to build ourselves an altar to turn back from following YHWH, or if to offer on it burnt offering and grain offering, or if to make on it sacrifices of peace offerings, may YHWH himself call us to account.
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25YHWH has made the Jordan a border between us and you, sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in YHWH.” And so your sons would stop our sons from fearing YHWH.’
