| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 18:8:1 ⧉וַיָּקֻ֥מוּvayakumuAnd arose Joshua 18:8:2 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםhaanashimthe men Joshua 18:8:3 ⧉וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvayelekhuand went Joshua 18:8:4 ⧉וַיְצַ֣וvayetsaand commanded Joshua 18:8:5 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 18:8:6 ⧉אֶת־הַהֹלְכִים֩ethaholkhimthose going Joshua 18:8:7 ⧉לִכְתֹּ֨בliktovto write Joshua 18:8:8 ⧉אֶת־הָאָ֜רֶץethaaretzthe land Joshua 18:8:9 ⧉לֵאמֹ֗רleemorsaying Joshua 18:8:10 ⧉לְ֠כוּlekhuGo Joshua 18:8:11 ⧉וְהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּvehithalkhuand walk about Joshua 18:8:12 ⧉בָאָ֜רֶץvaaretzin the land Joshua 18:8:13 ⧉וְכִתְב֤וּvekhitvooand write Joshua 18:8:14 ⧉אוֹתָהּ֙otahit Joshua 18:8:15 ⧉וְשׁ֣וּבוּveshuvooand return Joshua 18:8:16 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me Joshua 18:8:17 ⧉וּ֠פֹהupoand here Joshua 18:8:18 ⧉אַשְׁלִ֨יךְashlikhI will cast Joshua 18:8:19 ⧉לָכֶ֥םlakhemfor you Joshua 18:8:20 ⧉גּוֹרָ֛לgorallot Joshua 18:8:21 ⧉לִפְנֵ֥יlifneibefore Joshua 18:8:22 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Joshua 18:8:23 ⧉בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃beshiloin Shiloh |
| 8. Formal Translation The men rose and departed, and Joshua ordered the surveyors to map the land, saying, “Go and walk about in the land and record it, then return to me; I will then cast a lot for you before the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} at Shiloh.” |
| 8. Dynamic Translation So the men got up and set out, and Joshua told the surveyors, “Go through the land and write down what you find, then return to me, and I will cast lots for you before the LORD {Yahweh, Decision Giver} at Shiloh.” |