Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 23:6-13

6Be veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strong, thenוַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣םva.cha.zak.TemH2388,so that you can keepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104and obeyוְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּת֔וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in the Bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115turning asideסוּר־sur-H5493from itמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

7So you are notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115to associateבוֹא֙Vo'H935with theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.nish.'a.Rim ha.'E.lehH7604 H428among youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854.You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808call onתַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙taz.Ki.ruH2142the namesוּבְשֵׁ֨םu.ve.ShemH8034of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808swear by themתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּtash.Bi.'uH7650,and you must notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serve themתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bow downתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812to them.

8Insteadכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,you shall hold fastתִּדְבָּ֑קוּtid.Ba.kuH1692to the LORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has driven outוַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423greatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419and powerfulוַעֲצוּמִ֑ים וְאַתֶּ֗םva.'a.tzu.Mim ve.'a.TemH6099 H859nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440,and toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376can standעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975against youבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440.

10Oneאִישׁ־ אֶחָ֥ד'ish- 'e.ChadH376 H259of youcan putיִרְדָּף־yir.dof-H7291a thousand to flightאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם ה֚וּא'e.lo.hei.Khem hu'H430 H1931fightsהַנִּלְחָ֣םha.nil.ChamH3898for you,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

11Therefore watchוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104yourselvesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315carefullyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966,that you loveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you turn awayH7725and clingוּדְבַקְתֶּם֙u.de.vak.TemH1692to the restבְּיֶ֙תֶר֙be.Ye.terH3499of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.nish.'a.Rim ha.'E.lehH7604 H428among youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854,and if you intermarryוְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םve.hit.cha.tan.TemH2859and associateוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with themוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992,

13know for sureH3045thatכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will noלֹ֨אlo'H3808longerיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254drive outלְהוֹרִ֛ישׁle.ho.RishH3423theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471אֶת־'et-H853before youמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440.Instead, they will becomeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961for youa snareלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and a trapוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170,a scourgeוּלְשֹׁטֵ֤טu.le.sho.TetH7850in your sidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654and thornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,untilעַד־'ad-H5704you perishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6fromמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

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