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Joshua 22:26

Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

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וַנֹּ֕אמֶרvanomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…נַעֲשֶׂהnaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “do”, a determination or requestH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…נָּ֣אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, interjection — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.לָ֔נוּlanvtoלָ֔נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toלִבְנ֖וֹתlivnotto buildבָּנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to build”, the to-form of the verbH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…לְעוֹלָ֖הleolahto ascentעֹלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to ascent”, the ordinary formH5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also H5766 (עֶוֶל).וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…לְזָֽבַחlezavachto sacrificeזֶבַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to sacrifice”, the ordinary formH2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)offer(-ing), sacrifice.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore we said: Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice —

World English Bible

“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;

Darby Translation

And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,

Douay-Rheims

And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Therefore we said: Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And we gave orders to do thus, to build this altar, not for burnt-offerings, nor for meat-offerings;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἴπαμεν ποιῆσαι οὕτω, τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν βωμὸν τοῦτον οὐχ ἕνεκεν καρπωμάτων οὐδὲ ἕνεκεν θυσιῶν,