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Joshua 24:25-27

25So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them a statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and an ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

26And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,and tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947a greatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and set it upוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965there under an oakהָֽאַלָּ֔הha.'a.LahH427, that wasby the sanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Behold, this stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68shall be a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto us; for it hath heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085all the wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696unto us: it shall be therefore a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto you, lest ye denyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584your Godבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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