New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 24:2-13

2Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘From ancientH5769timesH5769your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1livedיָשְׁב֤וּya.she.VuH3427beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104, namely,Terahתֶּ֛רַחTe.rachH8646,the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85and the fatherוַאֲבִ֣יva.'a.ViH1of Nahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152,and they servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3ThenI tookוָ֠אֶקַּחVa.'e.kachH3947your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֤ם'a.vi.KhemH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85from beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and ledוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.LekhH1980him through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andmultipliedוָאַרְבֶּה֙va.'e.revH7235hisdescendantsזַרְע֔וֹzar.'OH2233and gaveוָֽאֶתֶּן־va.'e.ten-H5414himIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4To Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.TenH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215, andto Esauלְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.SavH6215I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414Mountהַ֤רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrH8165to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it; butJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.KoH3290and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121wentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5ThenI sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֞חva.'esh.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,and I plaguedוָאֶגֹּ֣ףva.'e.GofH5062Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I didעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in its midstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130;and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318you out.

6I broughtוָֽאוֹצִ֤יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andyou cameוַתָּבֹ֖אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935to the seaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220;and EgyptH4714pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1with chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571to theRedסֽוּף׃SufH5488 H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220.

7But when they criedוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817out to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,He putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760darknessמַֽאֲפֵ֜לma.'a.FelH3990betweenH996you and the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֗יםha.mitz.RimH4713,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220upon them and coveredוַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּvay.kha.Se.huH3680them; and your own eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869sawוַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙va.tir.'Ei.nahH7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. Andyou livedוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּva.te.she.VuH3427in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֖רva.mid.BarH4057for a longרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

8ThenI broughtוָאָבִ֣יאva.'a.vi.'a'H935you into the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with you; and I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414them into your handבְּיֶדְכֶם֙be.yed.KhemH3027,and you tookH3423possessionוַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּva.ti.re.ShuH3423of their landאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776when I destroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you.

9ThenBalakבָּלָ֤קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971and summonedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Balaamלְבִלְעָ֥םle.vil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160to curseלְקַלֵּ֥לle.ka.LelH7043you.

10But Iwas not willingאָבִ֖יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Balaamלְבִלְעָ֑םle.vil.'AmH1109.So he hadוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288to blessבָּרוֹךְ֙ba.roKhH1288you, and I deliveredוָאַצִּ֥לva.'a.TzilH5337you from his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

11You crossedוַתַּעַבְר֣וּva.ta.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383and cameוַתָּבֹ֣אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935to Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ֒ye.ri.ChoH3405;and the citizensבַּעֲלֵֽי־ba.'a.lei-H1167of Jerichoיְ֠רִיחוֹye.ri.choH3405foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against you, andthe Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֨יha.'e.mo.RiH567and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֜יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Hittiteוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850and the Girgashiteוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983. ThusI gaveוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

12Then Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440you and itdroveוַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁva.te.Ga.reshH1644out the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you, butnot by your swordבְחַרְבְּךָ֖ve.char.be.KhaH2719or your bowבְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃ve.kash.Te.chaH7198.

13I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414you a landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776on whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834you had not laboredיָגַ֣עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021,and citiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you had not builtבְנִיתֶ֔םve.ni.TemH1129,and you have livedוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427in them; you are eatingאֹכְלִֽים׃'o.khe.LimH398of vineyardsכְּרָמִ֤יםke.ra.MimH3754and oliveוְזֵיתִים֙ve.zei.TimH2132grovesH2132whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not plantנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193.’

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