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Joshua 23:2-11

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.

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