New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 24:14-16

14“Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258, therefore,fearיְר֧אוּye.R.'uH3372the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647Him in sincerityבְּתָמִ֣יםbe.ta.MimH8549andtruthוּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑תu.ve.'e.MetH571;and doH5493awayH5493with the godsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1servedעָבְד֨וּ'a.ve.DuH5647beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104and in Egyptוּבְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and serveוְעִבְד֖וּve.'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15But ifH518it is disagreeableH7451in 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.DuH5647,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'e.verH5676the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.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 would abandonמֵעֲזֹ֖בme.'a.ZoH5800the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;

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