Revised Version 1895

Joshua 1

1NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֥וֹתMotH4194ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֔וּןNunH5126,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872ministerמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334,sayingH559,

2Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872myservantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650isdeadמֵ֑תMetH4191;nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeariseק֨וּםkumH6965,goH6965over thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383, thou, andallH3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, unto thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834IdoH3605giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to them,evenאֶת־'et-H853to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725that thesoleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of yourfootרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272shalltreadתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869uponאֶל־'el-H413, toyouH834have Igivenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414it, as I spake untoMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

4From thewildernessמֵהַמִּדְבָּר֩me.ha.mid.BarH4057, and thisLebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֨וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,evenוְֽעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thegreatהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֧רha.na.HarH5104, theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theHittitesהַֽחִתִּ֔יםha.chi.TimH2850, and unto thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220towardוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the going down of thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, shall be yourborderגְּבוּלְכֶֽם׃ge.vu.le.KhemH1366.

5There shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808anyH3605manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be able tostandיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440theeallH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thylifeH3117: as I was withMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,soH1961I will be with thee: I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808failאַרְפְּךָ֖'ar.pe.KhaH7503theenorוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsakeאֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee.

6Bestrongחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageH2388: for thou shaltcauseH5414thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971toinheritתַּנְחִיל֙tan.ChilH5157thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sware unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

7Onlyרַק֩rakH7535bestrongחֲזַ֨קcha.ZakH2388andveryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966courageousוֶֽאֱמַ֜ץve.'e.MatzH553, toobserveלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213accordingמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480toallH3605thelawהַתּוֹרָ֗הha.to.RahH8451,whichH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee:turnתָּס֥וּרta.SurH5493notאַל־'al-H408from it to therightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.

8Thisbookסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֨הha.to.RahH8451shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departיָמ֡וּשׁya.MushH4185outH3605of thymouthמִפִּ֗יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310, but thou shaltmeditateוְהָגִ֤יתָve.ha.Gi.taH1897thereindayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, that thou mayestobserveתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104todoH6213accordingH6310toallH3605that iswrittenהַכָּת֖וּבha.ka.TuvH3789therein: for then thou shaltmakeH6213thywayדְּרָכֶ֖ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870prosperousH6743, and then thou shalt have goodsuccessH6743.

9HavenotH3808Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee? Bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageH2388; benotH3808affrighted,neitherH3808be thoudismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

10ThenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680theofficersשֹׁטְרֵ֥יsho.te.ReiH7860of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Passעִבְר֣וּ׀'iv.RuH5674throughH5674themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, andcommandוְצַוּ֤וּve.tza.VuH6680thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prepareהָכִ֥ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559youH859victuals; forwithinH7130threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117ye are topassעֹֽבְרִים֙'oe.RimH5674over thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383, togoלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935in topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430givethyouH859topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423it.

12And to theReubenitesוְלָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ve.la.r.'u.ve.NiH7206, and to theGaditesוְלַגָּדִ֔יve.la.ga.DiH1425, and to thehalfוְלַחֲצִ֖יve.la.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הham.na.ShehH4519, spakeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

13Rememberזָכוֹר֙za.khOrH2142thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680youH834,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430givethyouH834restמֵנִ֣יחַme.Ni.achH5117, and willgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414youH834thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

14Yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֣םne.shei.KhemH802, yourlittleטַפְּכֶם֮ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945, and yourcattleוּמִקְנֵיכֶם֒u.mik.nei.KhemH4735, shallabideיֵשְׁב֕וּye.she.VuH3427in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414youוְאַתֶּם֩ve.'a.TemH859beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383; but ye shallpassתַּעַבְר֨וּta.'av.RuH5674overbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251armed,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of valour, and shallhelpוַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.zar.TemH5826them;

15untilH5704theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068havegivenH5414yourbrethrenלַֽאֲחֵיכֶם֮la.'a.chei.KhemH251restיָנִ֨יחַya.Ni.achH5117, as he hathgivenH5414youH834, and they also havepossessedH3423thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430giveth them: then ye shallreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֞םve.shav.TemH7725unto thelandלְאֶ֤רֶץle.'E.retzH776of yourpossessionH3423, andpossessH3423it,whichH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068gaveH5414youH834beyondבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383towardH5704thesunrisingמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217.

16And theyansweredH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AllH3605that thou hastcommandedצִוִּיתָ֙נוּ֙tzi.vi.Ta.nuH6680usH413weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834willdoנַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213, and whithersoever thou sendestusH413weאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834willgoתִּשְׁלָחֵ֖נוּtish.la.Che.nuH7971.

17AccordingH413asweאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hearkened untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872inallכְּכֹ֤לke.KholH3605things,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willweכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834hearken unto thee:onlyרַ֠קrakH7535theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430be with thee, as he was withMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

18Whosoever he be that shallrebelיַמְרֶ֣הyam.RehH4784againstאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376thycommandmentפִּ֗יךָPi.khaH6310, and shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hearken unto thywordsדְּבָרֶ֛יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697inallH3605that thou commandest him, he shall beputיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191:onlyרַ֖קrakH7535bestrongחֲזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageH2388.

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