New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 24:25-33

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.

29It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126,the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,being one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.

30And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the territoryבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159inTimnath-serahH8556,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the hillH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,on the northמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of MountH2022Gaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

31Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoH834survivedהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יhe.'e.Ri.khu ya.Mim 'a.cha.ReiH748 H3117 H310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and had knownיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605the deedsמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichH834He had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

32Nowthey buriedקָבְר֣וּka.ve.RuH6912the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of Josephי֠וֹסֵףYo.sefH3130,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478broughtהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֮mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,at Shechemבִשְׁכֶם֒vish.KhemH7927,in the pieceבְּחֶלְקַ֣תbe.chel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290had boughtקָנָ֧הka.NahH7069from the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544the fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927for one hundredבְּמֵאָ֣הbe.me.'AhH3967piecesקְשִׂיטָ֑הke.si.TahH7192of moneyH7192;and they becameוַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961the inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃le.na.cha.LahH5159of Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121.

33And Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֥רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175diedמֵ֑תMetH4191;and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himat Gibeahבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1390ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414him in the hillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

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