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Joshua 24:15-22

15But ifוְאִם֩ve.'ImH518it is unpleasingH7451in your sightבְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,then chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977for yourselvesthis dayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117אֶת־'et-H853whomמִ֣יmiH4310you will serveתַעֲבֹדוּן֒ta.'a.vo.DunH5647,whether theאִ֣ם'imH518אֶת־'et-H853godsאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834servedעָבְד֣וּ'a.ve.DuH5647beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'e.verH5676the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,orוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518אֶת־'et-H853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859are livingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427.As for meוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595and my houseוּבֵיתִ֔יu.vei.TiH1004,we will serveנַעֲבֹ֖דna.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068!”

16The peopleהָעָם֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרha.'Am vai.Yo.merH5971 H559repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Far be itחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from usto forsakeמֵעֲזֹ֖בme.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430!

17Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוּא֩'e.lo.Hei.nu hu'H430 H1931broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֨הha.ma.'a.LehH5927usאֹתָ֧נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650,andוַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834performedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428greatהַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ha.ge.do.lOtH1419signsהָאֹת֤וֹתha.'o.TotH226before our eyesלְעֵינֵ֗ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869אֶת־'et-H853.He also protected usוַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּvai.yish.me.Re.nuH8104throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605our journeyהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הָלַ֣כְנוּha.Lakh.nuH1980and among allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971through whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we traveledעָבַ֖רְנוּ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃'a.Var.nu be.kir.BamH5674 H7130.

18And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853drove outוַיְגָ֨רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644before usמִפָּנֵ֑ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,including the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587tooגַּם־gam-H1571will serveנַעֲבֹ֣דna.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588Heה֖וּאhu'H1931is our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!”

19But Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “You are notלֹ֤אlo'H3808ableתֽוּכְלוּ֙tu.khe.LuH3201to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Heה֑וּאHu'H1931is a holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;Heה֔וּאHu'H1931is a jealousקַנּ֣וֹאka.No'H7072Godאֵֽל־'el-H410;He will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808forgiveיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375your rebellionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588or your sinsוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

20Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588you forsakeתַֽעַזְבוּ֙ta.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647foreignנֵכָ֑רne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,He will turnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725and bring disasterוְהֵרַ֤עve.he.Ra'H7489on youand consumeוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,even afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He has been goodהֵיטִ֥יבhei.TivH3190to you.”

21“Noלֹ֕א כִּ֥יlo' kiH3808 H3588אֶת־'et-H853!”repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the peopleהָעָ֖ם אֶל־ha.'Am 'el-H5971 H413יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091. “We will serveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na.'a.VodH5647the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068!”

22Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־ye.ho.Shu.a' 'el-H3091 H413toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859are witnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707against yourselvesthatכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֥םbe.char.TemH977אֶת־'et-H853to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647אוֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.” “We are witnessesעֵדִֽים׃'e.DimH5707!”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559.

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