| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 18:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand said Joshua 18:3:2 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 18:3:3 ⧉אֶל־בְּנֵ֣יelbeneito the sons of Joshua 18:3:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael Joshua 18:3:5 ⧉עַד־אָ֙נָה֙adanahhow long Joshua 18:3:6 ⧉אַתֶּ֣םatemyou {pl.} Joshua 18:3:7 ⧉מִתְרַפִּ֔יםmitrapimdo you put off Joshua 18:3:8 ⧉לָבוֹא֙lavoto go in Joshua 18:3:9 ⧉לָרֶ֣שֶׁתlareshetto possess Joshua 18:3:10 ⧉אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץethaaretzthe land Joshua 18:3:11 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֙asherwhich Joshua 18:3:12 ⧉נָתַ֣ןnatanhas given Joshua 18:3:13 ⧉לָכֶ֔םlakhemto you Joshua 18:3:14 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Joshua 18:3:15 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheiGod of Joshua 18:3:16 ⧉אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃avoteikhemyour fathers |
| 3. Formal Translation And Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you be slack to go in to possess the land which the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Fulfiller} the God of your fathers has given you?” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Joshua asked the Israelites, “How much longer will you put off going in to take over the land that the LORD {Yahweh, Promise Keeper} the God of your ancestors has given you?” |