Joshua 22:23
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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;”
בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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זֶבַח
sacrifices of
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זֶבַח
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
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עֹלָה
a burnt offering
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עֹלָה
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
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שֶׁלֶם
peace offerings
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שֶׁלֶם
properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks
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מִזְבֵּחַ
an altar
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מִזְבֵּחַ
an altar
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