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Joshua 23

1Anditcameבָּ֖אba'H935topassaftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysH3117,whenJehovahhadgivenH5117restהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromalltheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341roundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091wasH1961oldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andwellstrickeninyears;

2thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledH7121forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fortheireldersלִזְקֵנָיו֙liz.ke.NavH2205andfortheirheadsH7218,andfortheirjudgesH8199andfortheirofficersH7860,andsaidH559untothem,IamoldH2205andwell strickeninyears:

3andyehaveseenH7200allthatJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathdoneuntoallthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471becauseofyou;forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,heitisthathathfoughtהַנִּלְחָ֥םha.nil.ChamH3898foryou.

4Behold,Ihaveallotteduntoyouthesenationsהַ֠גּוֹיִםHa.go.yimH1471thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604,tobeaninheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159foryourtribesH7626,fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,withallthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatIhavecutהִכְרַ֔תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772off,evenuntothegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220towardthegoingdownH5307ofthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

5AndJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,hewillthrustthemoutfrombeforeyou,anddrivethemfromoutofyoursight;andyeshallpossessH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776,asJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spake untoyou.

6Thereforebeyeveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966courageoustokeepH8104andtodoallthatiswrittenH3789inthebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,thatyeturnסוּר־sur-H5493notasideH5493therefromtotherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225ortotheleft;

7thatyecomeH935notamongthesenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,thesethatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongyou;neithermakementionofthenameוּבְשֵׁ֨םu.ve.ShemH8034oftheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,norcausetoswearתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּtash.Bi.'uH7650bythem,neitherserveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norbowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812yourselvesuntothem;

8butcleave untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,asyehavedoneuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9ForJehovahhathdrivenoutfrombeforeyougreatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471andstrong:butasforyou,nomanH376hathstoodH5975beforeyouuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofyoushallchaseathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,heitisthatfightethforyou,ashespake untoyou.

11Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104goodheedH8104thereforeuntoyourselves,thatyeloveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12Elseifyedoatallgoוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935backH7725,andcleave untotheremnantH7604ofthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,eventhesethatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongyou,andmakemarriageswiththem,andgoH935inuntothem,andtheytoyou;

13knowH3045foracertaintythatJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willnomoredrivethesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471fromoutofyoursight;buttheyshallbeH1961asnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170andatrapuntoyou,andascourgeinyoursidesH6654,andthornsinyoureyesH5869,untilyeperishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6fromoffthisgoodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathgivenH5414you.

14And,behold,thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117Iamgoingהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980thewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andyeknowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045inallyourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824andinallyoursoulsH5315,thatnotoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259thingH1697hathfailedofallthegoodהַטּוֹבִ֗יםha.to.VimH2896thingsH1697whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spakeconcerningyou;allarecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935topassuntoyou,notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259thingH1697hathfailedthereof.

15Anditshallcomeבָּ֤אba'H935topass,thatasallthegoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896thingsH1697arecomeH935uponyouofwhichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spake untoyou,soכֵּן֩kenH3651willJehovahbringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935uponyoualltheevilH7451thingsH1697,untilhehavedestroyedהַשְׁמִיד֣וֹhash.mi.DoH8045youfromoffthisgoodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathgivenH5414you.

16WhenH834yetransgressבְּ֠עָבְרְכֶםBe.'a.ve.re.khemH5674thecovenantבְּרִ֨יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680you,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andbowוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812downH7812yourselvestothem;thenwilltheangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahbekindledagainstyou,andyeshallperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6quicklyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120fromoffthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhehathgivenH5414untoyou.

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