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Joshua 24:2-13

2And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Long agoמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,including Terahתֶּ֛רַחTe.rachH8646the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם וַאֲבִ֣י'av.ra.Ham va.'a.ViH85 H1and Nahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152,livedיָשְׁב֤וּya.she.VuH3427beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104and worshipedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3But I tookוָ֠אֶקַּחVa.'e.kachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֤ם'a.vi.KhemH1אֶת־'et-H853Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85from beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104and ledוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.LekhH1980himאוֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and I multipliedוָאַרְבֶּה֙va.'e.revH7235אֶת־'et-H853his descendantsזַרְע֔וֹzar.'OH2233.I gaveוָֽאֶתֶּן־va.'e.ten-H5414himאֶת־'et-H853Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327,

4and to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327אֶֽת־'et-H853I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.TenH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215.I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853Mountהַ֤רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrH8165to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אוֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,but Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.KoH3290and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121went downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֞חva.'esh.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,and I afflictedוָאֶגֹּ֣ףva.'e.GofH5062אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I didעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thereבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130,and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I brought you outהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

6When I broughtוָֽאוֹצִ֤יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אֶת־'et-H853out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and you reachedוַתָּבֹ֖אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935the Red Seaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220,the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ אַחֲרֵ֧יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310themאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1with chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571as far as the Red Seaיַם־ סֽוּף׃yam- SufH3220 H5488.

7So your fathers cried outוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and He putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760darknessמַֽאֲפֵ֜לma.'a.FelH3990betweenH996you and the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֗יםha.mitz.RimH4713,over whomעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853He broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220and engulfed themוַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּvay.kha.Se.huH3680.Your very eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869אֵ֥ת'etH853sawוַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙va.tir.'Ei.nahH7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to the Egyptiansבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.Then you livedוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּva.te.she.VuH3427in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֖רva.mid.BarH4057for a longרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

8Later, I broughtוָאָבִ֣יאva.'a.vi.'a'H935אֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853you toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383.They foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854,but I deliveredוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414themאוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853into your handבְּיֶדְכֶם֙be.yed.KhemH3027,that you should possessוַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּva.ti.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853their landאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776when I destroyed themוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045before youמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440.

9Then Balakבָּלָ֤קba.LakH1111sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6834,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,set outוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to fightוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971 H7121for Balaamלְבִלְעָ֥םle.vil.'AmH1109sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160to curse youלְקַלֵּ֥לle.ka.LelH7043אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853,

10but I wouldאָבִ֖יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Balaamלְבִלְעָ֑םle.vil.'AmH1109.So he blessed you again and againאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH1288 H853,and I deliveredוָאַצִּ֥לva.'a.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

11After this, you crossedוַתַּעַבְר֣וּva.ta.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383and cameוַתָּבֹ֣אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ֒ye.ri.ChoH3405.The peopleבַּעֲלֵֽי־ba.'a.lei-H1167of Jerichoיְ֠רִיחוֹye.ri.choH3405foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against you,as did the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֨יha.'e.mo.RiH567,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֜יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hittitesוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,Hivitesהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and I deliveredוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

12I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880ahead of youלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440אֶת־'et-H853,and it drove outוַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁva.te.Ga.reshH1644אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440, butnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808by your own swordבְחַרְבְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥אve.char.be.Kha ve.Lo'H2719 H3808or bowבְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃ve.kash.Te.chaH7198.

13So I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414youa landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776on whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808toilיָגַ֣עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021and citiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808buildבְנִיתֶ֔םve.ni.TemH1129,and now you liveוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427in themאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859and eatאֹכְלִֽים׃'o.khe.LimH398from vineyardsכְּרָמִ֤יםke.ra.MimH3754and olive grovesוְזֵיתִים֙ve.zei.TimH2132thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808plantנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193.’

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