Joshua 23

Joshua’s Farewell Address

1Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 manyH7227 daysH3117, whenH310H834 the LordH3068 had givenH5117 1restH5117 to IsraelH3478 from allH3605 their enemiesH340 on everyH5439 sideH5439, and JoshuaH3091 wasH2204 oldH2204, advancedH935 in yearsH3117, 2that 2JoshuaH3091 calledH7121 for allH3605 IsraelH3478, for their eldersH2205, their headsH7218, their judgesH8199, and their officersH7860, and saidH559 to them, “I amH2204 oldH2204, advancedH935 in yearsH3117. 3And you have seenH7200 allH3605 that the LordH3068 your GodH430 has doneH6213 to allH3605 theseH428 nationsH1471 becauseH4480H6440 of you, for 3the LordH3068 your GodH430 is He who has been fightingH3898 for you. 4SeeH7200, 4I have apportionedH5307 to you theseH428 nationsH1471 which remainH7604 as an inheritanceH5159 for your tribesH7626, with allH3605 the nationsH1471 whichH834 I have eliminatedH3772, from the JordanH3383 even to the GreatH1419 SeaH3220 toward the 5westH3996H8121. 5And the LordH3068 your GodH430, He will thrustH1920 them awayH1920 from you and 67driveH3423 them from you; and 8you will takeH3423 possessionH3423 of their landH776, justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 your GodH430 9promisedH1696 you. 610BeH2388 veryH3966 determinedH2388, then, to keepH8104 and doH6213 everythingH3605 that is writtenH3789 in the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of MosesH4872, so that you will not turnH5493 asideH5493 from it to the rightH3225 or to the leftH8040, 7so that you will not 11associateH935 with theseH428 nationsH1471, theseH428 which remainH7604 with you, or 12mentionH2142 the nameH8034 of their godsH430, or 13make anyone swearH7650 by them, or 14serveH5647 them, or bowH2331 downH2331 to them. 8But you are to clingH1692 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, as you have doneH6213 to thisH2088 dayH3117. 915For the LordH3068 has 16drivenH3423 outH3423 greatH1419 and mightyH6099 nationsH1471 from beforeH6440 you; and as for you, 17noH3808 oneH376 has stoodH5975 againstH6440 you to thisH2088 dayH3117. 1018OneH259 of your menH376 putsH7291 toH7291 flightH7291 a thousandH505, for the LordH3068 your GodH430 is 19He who fightsH3898 for you, justH3512 asH3512 He 20promisedH1696 you. 11So takeH8104 greatH3966 careH8104 for yourselvesH5315 that you loveH157 the LordH3068 your GodH430. 12For ifH518 you everH7725 goH7725 backH7725 and 21clingH1692 to the restH3499 of theseH428 nationsH1471, theseH428 which remainH7604 with you, and 22intermarryH2859 with them, so that you 23associateH935 with them and they with you, 13knowH3045 withH3045 certaintyH3045 that the LordH3068 your GodH430 will not continueH3254 to 24driveH3423 theseH428 nationsH1471 outH3423 from beforeH6440 you; but they will be a 25snareH6341 and a trapH4170 to you, and a whipH7850 on your sidesH6654 and thornsH6796 in your eyesH5869, untilH5704 you perishH6 from thisH2088 goodH2896 landH127 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you.

14“Now beholdH2009, todayH3117 26I am goingH1980 the wayH1870 of allH3605 the earthH776, and you knowH3045 in allH3605 your heartsH3824 and in allH3605 your soulsH5315 that 27not oneH259 wordH1697 of allH3605 the goodH2896 wordsH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 spokeH1696 concerningH5921 you has failedH5307; they allH3605 have 28been fulfilledH935 for you, not 29oneH259 of them has failedH5307. 15But it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 that justH3512 asH3512 allH3605 the goodH2896 wordsH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 spokeH1696 to you have comeH935 upon you, soH3651 30the LordH3068 will bringH935 upon you 31allH3605 the warningsH7451H1697, untilH5704 He has eliminatedH8045 you from thisH2088 goodH2896 landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you. 1632When you violateH5674 the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, whichH834 He commandedH6680 you, and you goH1980 and serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430 and bowH2331 downH2331 to them, then the angerH639 of the LordH3068 will burnH2734 against you, and you will perishH6 quicklyH4120 from the goodH2896 landH776 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you.”