New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 23:4-8

4Seeרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,I have apportionedהִפַּ֨לְתִּיhi.Pal.tiH5307to you theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַ֠גּוֹיִםHa.go.yimH1471which remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604as an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159for your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have cutהִכְרַ֔תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772offH3772,from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383even to the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220toward the settingמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

5The Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,He will thrustיֶהְדֳּפֵ֣םyeh.do.FemH1920them out from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you anddriveוְהוֹרִ֥ישׁve.ho.RishH3423them from beforeמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440you; andyou will possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּם֙vi.rish.TemH3423their landאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430promisedדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696you.

6Be veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966firmוַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣םva.cha.zak.TemH2388,then, to keepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104and doוְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּת֔וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,so that you may not turnסוּר־sur-H5493asideH5493from it to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040,

7soלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115that you will notassociateבוֹא֙Vo'H935with theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428which remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854you, ormentionתַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙taz.Ki.ruH2142the nameוּבְשֵׁ֨םu.ve.ShemH8034of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, or make anyoneswearתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּtash.Bi.'uH7650by them, orserveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them, or bowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812to them.

8But you are to clingתִּדְבָּ֑קוּtid.Ba.kuH1692to the Lordבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,as you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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