New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 24:18-24

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.”

23“Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, putH5493awayH5493the foreignהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in your midstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130, andinclineוְהַטּוּ֙ve.ha.TuH5186your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

24The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “We will serveנַעֲבֹ֔דna.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430and we willobeyנִשְׁמָֽע׃nish.Ma'H8085His voiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963.”

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