Numbers 32:22

“and the land is subdued before YHWH, then afterward you shall return and be innocent before YHWH and before Israel; and this land shall be yours as a possession before YHWH.”

Numbers 32:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 32:22, word by word

and the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
is subduedנִכְבְּשָׁהnichbsha

subdue

To put a land or a people under one's own power until they are held in subjection.

Where else “nichbsha” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” 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
you shall returnתָּשֻׁבוּtashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “tashuvu” appears
and beהְיִיתֶםheyitem

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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innocentנְקִיִּיםnekiyim

innocent

Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.

Where else “nekiyim” appears
and before Israelיִּשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

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.

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as a possessionאֲחֻזָּהachuza

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

Where else “achuza” appears

The context

21and every armed man of you crosses the Jordan before YHWH until he has dispossessed his enemies from before him,

22 · This verse (above)

23But if you do not do so, look, you have sinned against YHWH; and know that your sin will find you.

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