Study it in the app“Far be it from us to rebel against YHWH and to turn back today from following YHWH by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering, and for sacrifice, besides the altar of YHWH our Elohim that is before his dwelling!””
Far be itחָלִילָהfrom usלָּנוּ מִמֶּנּוּto rebelלִמְרֹדagainst YHWHבַּיהוָהand to turn backוְלָשׁוּבtodayהַיּוֹםfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיYHWHיְהוָהby buildingלִבְנוֹתan altarמִזְבֵּחַfor burnt offering,לְעֹלָהfor grain offering,לְמִנְחָהand for sacrifice,וּלְזָבַחbesidesמִלְּבַדthe altarמִזְבַּחof YHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּthatאֲשֶׁרisbeforeלִפְנֵיhis dwelling!”מִשְׁכָּנוֹ
far be it!
"Far be it!", "by no means!": an expression that rejects something as unthinkable.
Where else “chalila” appearsrebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “merod” 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” appearsturn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shuv” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” 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” appearsburnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appearsgrain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “mincha” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zavach” appearsalone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsdwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears28And we said, ‘And it shall be, when they say this to us and to our generations tomorrow, that we will say, “See the model of the altar of YHWH, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering and not for sacrifice, but it is a witness between us and you.”’
29 · This verse (above)
30And Phinehas the priest, and the chiefs of the community, and the heads of the thousands of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh spoke, and it was good in their eyes.
