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Joshua 24:2-13

2And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1dweltיָשְׁב֤וּya.she.VuH3427on the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the floodהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104in old timeמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769, evenTerahתֶּ֛רַחTe.rachH8646,the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the fatherוַאֲבִ֣יva.'a.ViH1of Nachorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152:and they servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3And I tookוָ֠אֶקַּחVa.'e.kachH3947your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֤ם'a.vi.KhemH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85from the other sideמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676of the floodהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and ledH3212him throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and multipliedוָאַרְבֶּה֙va.'e.revH7235his seedזַרְע֔וֹzar.'OH2233,and gaveוָֽאֶתֶּן־va.'e.ten-H5414him Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4And I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.TenH5414unto Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215:and I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414unto Esauלְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.SavH6215mountהַ֤רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrH8165,to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it; but Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.KoH3290and his childrenוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121went downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֞חva.'esh.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872also and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,and I plaguedוָאֶגֹּ֣ףva.'e.GofH5062Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,according to that whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I didעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213amongבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them: and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I brought you outהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318.

6And I broughtוָֽאוֹצִ֤יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and ye cameוַתָּבֹ֖אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935unto the seaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220;and the EgyptiansH4714pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1with chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571unto the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220.

7And when they criedוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,he putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760darknessמַֽאֲפֵ֜לma.'a.FelH3990between you and the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֗יםha.mitz.RimH4713,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220upon them, and coveredוַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּvay.kha.Se.huH3680them; and your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869have seenוַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙va.tir.'Ei.nahH7200what I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and ye dweltוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּva.te.she.VuH3427in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֖רva.mid.BarH4057a longרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227seasonיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

8And I broughtוָאָבִ֣יאva.'a.vi.'a'H935you into the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,which dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427on the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383;and they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with you: and I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414them into your handבְּיֶדְכֶם֙be.yed.KhemH3027,that ye might possessוַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּva.ti.re.ShuH3423their landאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776;and I destroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you.

9Then Balakבָּלָ֤קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and warredוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Balaamלְבִלְעָ֥םle.vil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160to curseלְקַלֵּ֥לle.ka.LelH7043you:

10But I wouldאָבִ֖יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto Balaamלְבִלְעָ֑םle.vil.'AmH1109;therefore he blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288you stillבָּרוֹךְ֙ba.roKhH1288:so I deliveredוָאַצִּ֥לva.'a.TzilH5337you out of his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

11And ye went overוַתַּעַבְר֣וּva.ta.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383,and cameוַתָּבֹ֣אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935unto Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ֒ye.ri.ChoH3405:and the menבַּעֲלֵֽי־ba.'a.lei-H1167of Jerichoיְ֠רִיחוֹye.ri.choH3405foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against you, the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֨יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֜יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,the Hivitesהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983;and I deliveredוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

12And I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440you, which drave them outוַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁva.te.Ga.reshH1644from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, eventhe twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567; butnot with thy swordבְחַרְבְּךָ֖ve.char.be.KhaH2719,nor with thy bowבְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃ve.kash.Te.chaH7198.

13And I have givenוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414you a landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776for which ye did not labourיָגַ֣עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021,and citiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892which ye builtבְנִיתֶ֔םve.ni.TemH1129not, and ye dwellוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427in them; of the vineyardsכְּרָמִ֤יםke.ra.MimH3754and oliveyardsוְזֵיתִים֙ve.zei.TimH2132which ye plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193not do ye eatאֹכְלִֽים׃'o.khe.LimH398.

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