New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 24:15-22

15IfH518it is disagreeableרַ֨עra'H7489in your sightבְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977for yourselves todayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117whomמִ֣יmiH4310you will serveתַעֲבֹדוּן֒ta.'a.vo.DunH5647:whetherH518the godsאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1servedעָבְד֣וּ'a.ve.DuH5647whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'e.verH5676the Riverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, orthe godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776you are livingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427;but as for me and my houseוּבֵיתִ֔יu.vei.TiH1004,we will serveנַעֲבֹ֖דna.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

16The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from us that we should forsakeמֵעֲזֹ֖בme.'a.ZoH5800the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;

17for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is He who broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֨הha.ma.'a.LehH5927us and our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1up out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650,and whoוַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428greatהַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ha.ge.do.lOtH1419signsהָאֹת֤וֹתha.'o.TotH226in our sightלְעֵינֵ֗ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869and preservedוַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּvai.yish.me.Re.nuH8104us through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we wentהָלַ֣כְנוּha.Lakh.nuH1980and among allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971through whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834midstבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130we passedעָבַ֖רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674.

18The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068droveוַיְגָ֨רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644out from beforeמִפָּנֵ֑ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,even the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.We alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will serveנַעֲבֹ֣דna.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for He is our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

19Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “You will not be ableתֽוּכְלוּ֙tu.khe.LuH3201to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for He is a holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430. He isa jealousקַנּ֣וֹאka.No'H7072Godאֵֽל־'el-H410;He will not forgiveיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375your transgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588or your sinsוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

20Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588you forsakeתַֽעַזְבוּ֙ta.'az.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647foreignנֵכָ֑רne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,then He will turnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725and doH7489you harmוְהֵרַ֤עve.he.Ra'H7489and consumeוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615you afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310He has doneH3190goodהֵיטִ֥יבhei.TivH3190to you.”

21The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Noלֹ֕אlo'H3808,but we will serveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

22Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “You are witnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707against yourselves thatyou have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֥םbe.char.TemH977for yourselves the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647Him.” And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We are witnessesעֵדִֽים׃'e.DimH5707.”

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