Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 24:25-33

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.

28So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091let the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971departוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376unto his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פle.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

29And it came to pass afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126,the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, beingan hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.

30And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the borderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159in Timnath–serahH8556, which isin mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,on the north sideמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of the hillלְהַר־le.har-H2022of Gaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

31And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205that overlivedהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יhe.'e.Ri.khu ya.Mim 'a.cha.ReiH310 H3117 H748Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and which had knownיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

32And the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of Josephי֠וֹסֵףYo.sefH3130,which the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478brought upהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֮mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,buriedקָבְר֣וּka.ve.RuH6912they in Shechemבִשְׁכֶם֒vish.KhemH7927,in a parcelבְּחֶלְקַ֣תbe.chel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704which Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290boughtקָנָ֧הka.NahH7069of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544the fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927for an hundredבְּמֵאָ֣הbe.me.'AhH3967pieces of silverקְשִׂיטָ֑הke.si.TahH7192:and it became the inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃le.na.cha.LahH5159of the childrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130.

33And Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֥רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175diedמֵ֑תMetH4191;and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in a hillH1389that pertained toPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֣סpin.ChasH6372his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,which was givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414him in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

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