Revised Version 1895

Joshua 24:19-28

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.

25SoH7760Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsetH7760them astatuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and anordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

26AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; and hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947agreatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, andsetוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965itupH6965thereunderתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָֽאַלָּ֔הha.'a.LahH427that was by thesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thisstoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68shall be awitnessH8085againstH413usH413; for it hathheardH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichH834he spake untousH413: it shall be therefore awitnessH8085againstH413youH834,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yedenyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584yourGodבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.

28SoH7971Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971,everyH376manH376unto hisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פle.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

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