Revised Version 1895

Joshua 24:15-22

15AndifH518itseemבְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869evilH7451untoyouH859toserveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977youH859thisdayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117whomH834ye willserveתַעֲבֹדוּן֒ta.'a.vo.DunH5647;whetherH518thegodsאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430whichH834yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1servedעָבְד֣וּ'a.ve.DuH5647that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'e.verH5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, or thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, inwhoseH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776yedwellיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427: but as formeH977and myhouseוּבֵיתִ֔יu.vei.TiH1004,weH834willserveנַעֲבֹ֖דna.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

16And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971answeredH559andsaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430forbidחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that we shouldforsakeמֵעֲזֹ֖בme.'a.ZoH5800theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsH430;

17for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, he it is thatbroughtH5927usH3588and ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1upH5927outH3605of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650, and thatdidעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213thoseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428greatהַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ha.ge.do.lOtH1419signsהָאֹת֤וֹתha.'o.TotH226in oursightלְעֵינֵ֗ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869, andpreservedוַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּvai.yish.me.Re.nuH8104usH3588inallH3605thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whereinH834weH3588wentהָלַ֣כְנוּha.Lakh.nuH1980, and amongallH3605thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971throughH5674themidstבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130ofwhomH834weH3588passedH5674:

18and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068draveoutוַיְגָ֨רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֵ֑ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440usכִּי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,evenגַּם־gam-H1571theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567whichה֖וּאhu'H1931dweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776: thereforeweאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587also willserveנַעֲבֹ֣דna.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for he is ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, YecannotH3808serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for he is anholyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430; he is ajealousקַנּ֣וֹאka.No'H7072GodH430; he willnotH3808forgiveיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375yourtransgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588norH3808yoursinsוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

20Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588yeforsakeתַֽעַזְבוּ֙ta.'az.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647strangeנֵכָ֑רne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430, then he willturnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725anddoH3190youH834evilוְהֵרַ֤עve.he.Ra'H7489, andconsumeוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615youH834,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310that he hathdoneH3190youH834goodהֵיטִ֥יבhei.TivH3190.

21And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Nay; butweכִּ֥יkiH3588willserveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707againstאֶל־'el-H413yourselves that ye havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֥םbe.char.TemH977youH859theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toserveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647him. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Weכִּֽי־ki-H3588arewitnessesעֵדִֽים׃'e.DimH5707.

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