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Joshua 24

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091gatheredוַיֶּאֶסֹ֧ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,andcalledH7121fortheeldersלְזִקְנֵ֨יle.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andfortheirheadsH7218,andfortheirjudgesH8199,andfortheirofficersH7860;andtheypresentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselvesbeforeGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,YourfathersH1dweltH3427ofoldtimebeyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,evenTerahתֶּ֛רַחTe.rachH8646,thefatherH1ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,andthefatherH1ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152:andtheyservedH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3AndItookH3947yourfatherH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85frombeyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,andledhimthroughoutallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andmultipliedH7235hisseedH2233,andgaveH5414himIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4AndIgaveH5414untoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215:andIgaveH5414untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.SavH6215mountSeirשֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrH8165,topossessH3423it;andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.KoH3290andhischildrenwentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5AndIsentH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,andIplaguedEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,accordingtothatwhichIdidinthemidstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof:andafterwardIbroughtH3318youout.

6AndIbroughtH935yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:andyecameH935untotheseaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220;andtheEgyptianspursuedH7291afteryourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1withchariotsH7393andwithhorsemenוּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571untotheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220.

7AndwhentheycriedH6817outuntoJehovah,heputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760darknessbetweenyouandtheEgyptians,andbroughtH935theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220uponthem,andcoveredוַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּvay.kha.Se.huH3680them;andyoureyesעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869sawH7200whatIdidinEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:andyedweltוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּva.te.she.VuH3427inthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֖רva.mid.BarH4057manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

8AndIbroughtH935youintothelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheAmoritesH567,thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427beyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383:andtheyfoughtH3898withyou;andIgaveH5414themintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶם֙be.yed.KhemH3027,andyepossessedH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776;andIdestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045themfrombeforeyou.

9ThenBalakבָּלָ֤קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andfoughtH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:andhesentH7971andcalledH7121Balaamלְבִלְעָ֥םle.vil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160tocurseלְקַלֵּ֥לle.ka.LelH7043you;

10butIwouldאָבִ֖יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14nothearken untoBalaamלְבִלְעָ֑םle.vil.'AmH1109; thereforeheblessedH1288youstill:soIdeliveredוָאַצִּ֥לva.'a.TzilH5337yououtofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

11AndyewentH935overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383,andcameH935untoJerichoיְרִיחוֹ֒ye.ri.ChoH3405:andthemenofJerichoיְ֠רִיחוֹye.ri.choH3405foughtH3898againstyou,theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֨יha.'e.mo.RiH567,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֜יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheHittiteוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,andtheGirgashiteוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,theHiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983;andIdeliveredthemintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

12AndIsentH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeyou,whichdroveH1644themoutfrombeforeyou,eventhetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567;notwiththyswordבְחַרְבְּךָ֖ve.char.be.KhaH2719,norwiththybowבְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃ve.kash.Te.chaH7198.

13AndIgaveH5414youalandאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776whereon thou hadstnotlaboredיָגַ֣עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021,andcitiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892whichyebuiltH1129not,andyedwellH3427therein;ofvineyardsכְּרָמִ֤יםke.ra.MimH3754andoliveyardswhichyeplantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193notdo yeeatאֹכְלִֽים׃'o.khe.LimH398.

14NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258fearיְר֧אוּye.R.'uH3372Jehovah,andserveH5647himinsincerityandintruthH571;andputawayH5493thegodsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430whichyourfathersH1servedH5647beyondtheRiverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104,andinEgyptוּבְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andserveH5647yeJehovah.

15AndifitseemevilH7451untoyoutoserveH5647Jehovah,chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977youthisdayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117whomyewillserveH5647;whetherthegodsאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430whichyourfathersH1servedH5647thatwerebeyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,orthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheAmoritesH567,inwhoselandבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776yedwellיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427:butasformeandmyhouseH1004,wewillserveH5647Jehovah.

16Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971answeredandsaidH559,Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfromusthatweshouldforsakeH5800Jehovah,toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;

17forJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,heitisthatbroughtH5927usandourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1upoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage,andthatdidthosegreatהַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ha.ge.do.lOtH1419signsהָאֹת֤וֹתha.'o.TotH226inoursight,andpreservedH8104usinallthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whereinwewentH1980,andamongallthepeoplesH5971throughthemidstבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130ofwhomwepassedH5674;

18andJehovahdroveH1644outfrombeforeusallthepeoplesH5971,eventheAmoritesH567thatdweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427inthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:thereforewealsoגַּם־gam-H1571willserveנַעֲבֹ֣דna.'a.VodH5647Jehovah;forheisourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Yecannotserveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647Jehovah;forheisaholyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;heisajealousקַנּ֣וֹאka.No'H7072GodH430;hewillnotforgiveיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375yourtransgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588noryoursinsוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

20Ifyeforsakeתַֽעַזְבוּ֙ta.'az.VuH5800Jehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647foreigngodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,thenhewillturnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725anddoyouevilH7489,andconsumeyou,afterthathehathdoneyougoodהֵיטִ֥יבhei.TivH3190.

21Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Nay;butwewillserveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na.'a.VodH5647Jehovah.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, YearewitnessesH5707againstyourselvesthatyehavechosenH977youJehovah,toserveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647him.AndtheysaidH559,WearewitnessesH5707.

23NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258putawayH5493,saidhe,theforeigngodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430whichareamongyou,andinclineH5186yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430willweserveנַעֲבֹ֔דna.'a.VodH5647,anduntohisvoiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963willwehearken.

25SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withthepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andsetH7760themastatuteH2706andanordinanceH4941inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

26AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wroteH3789thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697inthebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;andhetookH3947agreatH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,andsetוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965itupthereundertheoakthatwasbythesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720ofJehovah.

27AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Behold,thisstoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68shallbeH1961awitnessagainstus;forithathheardH8085allthewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561ofJehovahwhichhespake untous:itshallbeH1961thereforeawitnessagainstyou,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yedenyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584yourGodבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.

28SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971,everymanH376untohisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פle.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

29Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֖וּןnunH5126,theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovah,diedH4191,beingahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141old.

30AndtheyburiedH6912himintheborderH1366ofhisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159inTimnath-serah,whichisinthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,onthenorthמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828ofthemountainH2022ofGaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

31AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedH5647JehovahallthedaysH3117ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andallthedaysH3117oftheeldersH2205thatoutlivedJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andhadknownH3045alltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofJehovah,thathehadwroughtforIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

32AndthebonesH6106ofJosephי֠וֹסֵףYo.sefH3130,whichthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478broughtH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֮mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,buriedH6912theyinShechemבִשְׁכֶם֒vish.KhemH7927,intheparcelofgroundwhichJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290boughtH7069ofthesonsH1121ofHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927forahundredבְּמֵאָ֣הbe.me.'AhH3967piecesקְשִׂיטָ֑הke.si.TahH7192ofmoneyH7192:andtheybecameH1961theinheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃le.na.cha.LahH5159ofthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130.

33AndEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֥רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175diedH4191;andtheyburiedH6912himinthehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,whichwasgivenH5414himinthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

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