New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 24:19-28

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.”

25So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and madeוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for them a statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and an ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

26And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947a largeגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68and setוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965it up thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478the oakהָֽאַלָּ֔הha.'a.LahH427that was by the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,thisH2088stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68shall be for a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713against us, for it has heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to us; thus it shall be for a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713against you, soפֶּֽן־pen-H6435that you do not denyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584your Godבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.”

28Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091dismissedוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פle.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

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