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Joshua 24:20-27

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.

23“Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,” he said, “get rid ofהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493אֶת־'et-H853the foreignהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130and inclineוְהַטּוּ֙ve.ha.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

24So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853, “We will serveנַעֲבֹ֔דna.'a.VodH5647the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430and obeyנִשְׁמָֽע׃nish.Ma'H8085His voiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963.”

25On thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285for the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,and there at Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927he establishedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for thema statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941.

26Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853recordedוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the Bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947a largeגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68and set it upוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478the oakהָֽאַלָּ֔הha.'a.LahH427thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasnear the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “You seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68.It will beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713against us,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588itהִ֣יאhi'H1931has heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to usעִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,and it will beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713against youif you everפֶּֽן־pen-H6435denyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584your Godבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.”

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