New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 1:1-9

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֥וֹתMotH4194of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872servantמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872My servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650is deadמֵ֑תMetH4191;nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258therefore ariseק֨וּםkumH6965,crossעֲבֹ֜ר'a.VorH5674thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383,you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,to the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to them, to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725on whichH834the soleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of your footרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272treadsתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869,I have givenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414it to you, justH3512as I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

4From the wildernessמֵהַמִּדְבָּר֩me.ha.mid.BarH4057and thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֨וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,even as farוְֽעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as the greatהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֧רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּ֔יםha.chi.TimH2850,and as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220toward the settingמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121will be your territoryגְּבוּלְכֶֽם׃ge.vu.le.KhemH1366.

5NoH3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376will be able tostandיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425.JustH3512as I have beenH1961with Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, I will be with you;I will not failאַרְפְּךָ֖'ar.pe.KhaH7503you or forsakeאֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.

6Be strongחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָ֑ץve.'e.MatzH553,for you shall giveH5157thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971possessionH5157of the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

7OnlyH7534be strongחֲזַ֨קcha.ZakH2388and veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966courageousוֶֽאֱמַ֜ץve.'e.MatzH553;be carefulלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213according to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the lawהַתּוֹרָ֗הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680you; do not turnתָּס֥וּרta.SurH5493from it to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you mayhaveH7919successH7919whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834you goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃te.LekhH1980.

8Thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088bookסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֨הha.to.RahH8451shall not departיָמ֡וּשׁya.MushH4185from your mouthמִפִּ֗יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310,but you shall meditateוְהָגִ֤יתָve.ha.Gi.taH1897on it dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that you maybe carefulתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּת֖וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in it;for thenאָ֛ז'azH227you will makeתַּצְלִ֥יחַtatz.Li.achH6743your wayדְּרָכֶ֖ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870prosperousH6743,and thenוְאָ֥זve.'AzH227you willhaveH7919successH7919.

9Have I not commandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you?Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָ֔ץve.'e.MatzH553!Do not trembleתַּעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206or be dismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865,for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is with you whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834you goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃ פte.LekhH1980.”

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