| 21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 22:21:1 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vayaanuThen answered Joshua 22:21:2 ⧉בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֣ןbeneireuventhe sons of Reuben Joshua 22:21:3 ⧉וּבְנֵי־גָ֔דuveneigadand the sons of Gad Joshua 22:21:4 ⧉וַחֲצִ֖יvakhatsiand the half Joshua 22:21:5 ⧉שֵׁ֣בֶטshevettribe Joshua 22:21:6 ⧉הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הhamnashehof Manasseh Joshua 22:21:7 ⧉וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvayedaberuand they spoke Joshua 22:21:8 ⧉אֶת־רָאשֵׁ֖יetrasheito the heads of Joshua 22:21:9 ⧉אַלְפֵ֥יalfeithousands of Joshua 22:21:10 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
| 21. Formal Translation Then the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, answered and spoke to the clan heads of Israel. |
| 21. Dynamic Translation The people of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied and spoke to the leaders of Israel’s clans. |