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Joshua 24:19-28

19And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Ye cannotתֽוּכְלוּ֙tu.khe.LuH3201serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for he isan holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430; he isa jealousקַנּ֣וֹאka.No'H7072Godאֵֽל־'el-H410;he will not forgiveיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375your transgressionsלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588nor your sinsוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

20If ye forsakeתַֽעַזְבוּ֙ta.'az.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647strangeנֵכָ֑רne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,then he will turnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725and do you hurtוְהֵרַ֤עve.he.Ra'H7489,and consumeוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615you, afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310that he hath done you goodהֵיטִ֥יבhei.TivH3190.

21And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Nay; but we will serveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707against yourselves that ye have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֥םbe.char.TemH977you the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647him. And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We arewitnessesעֵדִֽים׃'e.DimH5707.

23Now therefore put awayהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493, said he,the strangeהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430which areamongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, and inclineוְהַטּוּ֙ve.ha.TuH5186your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will we serveנַעֲבֹ֔דna.'a.VodH5647,and his voiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963will we obeyנִשְׁמָֽע׃nish.Ma'H8085.

25So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them a statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and an ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

26And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,and tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947a greatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and set it upוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965there under an oakהָֽאַלָּ֔הha.'a.LahH427, that wasby the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Behold, this stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68shall be a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto us; for it hath heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085all the wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696unto us: it shall be therefore a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto you, lest ye denyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584your Godבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.

28So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091let the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971departוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376unto his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פle.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

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