New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 23:6-13

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.

12For ifאִם־'im-H518you everH7725goH7725backH7725andclingוּדְבַקְתֶּם֙u.de.vak.TemH1692to the restבְּיֶ֙תֶר֙be.Ye.terH3499of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428which remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854you, andintermarryוְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םve.hit.cha.tan.TemH2859with them, so that youassociateוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with them and they with you,

13knowיָד֙וֹעַ֙ya.Do.a'H3045with certaintyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will not continueיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254todriveלְהוֹרִ֛ישׁle.ho.RishH3423theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471out from beforeמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440you; but they will be asnareלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and a trapוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170to you, and a whipוּלְשֹׁטֵ֤טu.le.sho.TetH7850on your sidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654and thornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,untilעַד־'ad-H5704you perishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6from offמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisH2088goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

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