Revised Version 1895

Joshua 23

1And itcameבָּ֖אba'H935topassH935afterאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysמִיָּמִ֣יםmi.ya.MimH3117, when theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hadgivenH5117restהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341roundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961, andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andwellאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stricken inyearsבַּיָּמִֽים׃bai.ya.MimH3117;

2thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, for theireldersלִזְקֵנָיו֙liz.ke.NavH2205and for theirheadsוּלְרָאשָׁ֔יוu.le.ra.ShavH7218, and for theirjudgesוּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יוu.le.sho.fe.TavH8199and for theirofficersוּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יוu.le.sho.te.RavH7860, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I amoldH2205and well stricken inyearsבַּיָּמִֽים׃bai.ya.MimH3117:

3and ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathdoneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588ofyouH859; for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he it is that hathfoughtהַנִּלְחָ֥םha.nil.ChamH3898foryouH859.

4Beholdרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200, I haveallottedH5307untoyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַ֠גּוֹיִםHa.go.yimH1471thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604, to be aninheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159for yourtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626, fromJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that I havecutהִכְרַ֔תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772offH3772,evenאֶֽת־'et-H853unto thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220towardמִן־min-H4480thegoingH5307downH5307of thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

5And theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he shallthrustיֶהְדֳּפֵ֣םyeh.do.FemH1920themoutH3423frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834, anddriveH3423them fromoutH3423of yoursightמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440; and ye shallpossessH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776, as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spake untoyouH834.

6Therefore be yeveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966courageousוַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣םva.cha.zak.TemH2388tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104and todoוְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605that iswrittenהַכָּת֔וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, that yeturnסוּר־sur-H5493notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115asideH5493therefrom to therightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040;

7that yecomeH935notH3808amongtheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongyouH935;neitherH3808makeH5647mentionתַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙taz.Ki.ruH2142of thenameוּבְשֵׁ֨םu.ve.ShemH8034of theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,norH3808cause toswearתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּtash.Bi.'uH7650by them,neitherH3808serveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norH3808bowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812yourselves unto them:

8but cleave unto theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, as ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdrivenH3423outH3423frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH859greatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471andstrongוַעֲצוּמִ֑יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099: but as foryouH859,noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376hathstoodעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975beforeבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440youH859unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Onemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofyouH834shallchaseיִרְדָּף־yir.dof-H7291athousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he it is that fighteth foryouH834, as he spake untoyouH834.

11Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104goodheedH8104therefore unto yourselves, that yeloveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12ElseifH518yedoH518inanyH3588wisegoוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935backשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725, and cleave unto theremnantH7604oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,evenH3588theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongyouH3588, andmakeתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725marriages with them, andgoH935in unto them, and they toyouH3588:

13knowיָד֙וֹעַ֙ya.Do.a'H3045for acertaintyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willnoלֹ֨אlo'H3808moreיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254driveH3423theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471fromoutH3423of yoursightH5869; but they shall be asnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170and atrapH4170untoyouH834, and a scourge in yoursidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654, andthornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in youreyesH5869,untilעַד־'ad-H5704yeperishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6fromoffמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisgoodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathgivenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414youH834.

14And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117I amgoingהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980thewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and yeknowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605yoursoulsנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315, thatnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808onethingH1697hathfailedנָפַל֩na.FalH5307ofallמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605thegoodהַטּוֹבִ֗יםha.to.VimH2896thingswhichH834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spake concerningyouH834;allהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935topassH935untoyouH834,notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808onethingH1697hathfailedנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307thereof.

15And it shallcomeבָּ֤אba'H935topassH935, that asallכָּל־kol-H3605thegoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896things arecomeH935uponעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921youH834ofwhichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spake untoyouH834,soכֵּן֩kenH3651shall theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935uponעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH834allכָּל־kol-H3605theevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451things,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he havedestroyedהַשְׁמִיד֣וֹhash.mi.DoH8045youH834fromoffמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisgoodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathgivenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414youH834.

16When yetransgressבְּ֠עָבְרְכֶםBe.'a.ve.re.khemH5674thecovenantבְּרִ֨יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834hecommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680youH834, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andbowוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812downH7812yourselves to them; then shall theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bekindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734againstH5921youH834, and ye shallperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6quicklyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120fromoffH5921thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834he hathgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414untoyouH834.

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