Joshua 22:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 22:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לִבְנ֥וֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
לָ֨נוּ֙
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לָשׁ֖וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְהַעֲל֨וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עָלָ֜יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
עוֹלָ֣ה
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
וּמִנְחָ֗ה
minchâh
H4503
offering
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
זִבְחֵ֣י
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
שְׁלָמִ֔ים
shelem
H8002
peace offering
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יְבַקֵּֽשׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
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World English Bible Public Domain
that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Yahweh; or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Yahweh himself require it;
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King James Version Public Domain
That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
To build an altar for ourselves to turn from after Yahweh, or if to offer on it burnt offerings or grain offerings, or if to make on it sacrifices of peace offerings, Yahweh himself will seek.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).