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Joshua 24:18-24

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.

23Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeputH5493awayH5493,saidאֶל־'el-H413he, thestrangeהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430whichH834are amongyouH834, andinclineוְהַטּוּ֙ve.ha.TuH5186yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430willweH8085serveנַעֲבֹ֔דna.'a.VodH5647, and unto hisvoiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963willweH8085hearken.

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