New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 23:5-11

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.

9For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasdrivenוַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423out greatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419and strongוַעֲצוּמִ֑יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you; and as for you,noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376has stoodעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975beforeבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440you to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of your menאִישׁ־'ish-H376putsH7291to flightH7291a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430isHe who fightsהַנִּלְחָ֣םha.nil.ChamH3898for you, justH3512as Hepromisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you.

11So takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104diligentמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966heedH8104to yourselvesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315to loveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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