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Joshua 24:2-13

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, Yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1dweltיָשְׁב֤וּya.she.VuH3427ofoldמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769timebeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,evenH3541Terahתֶּ֛רַחTe.rachH8646, thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85, and thefatherוַאֲבִ֣יva.'a.ViH1ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152: and theyservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3And Itookוָ֠אֶקַּחVa.'e.kachH3947yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֤ם'a.vi.KhemH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85frombeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, and led himthroughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andmultipliedוָאַרְבֶּה֙va.'e.revH7235hisseedזַרְע֔וֹzar.'OH2233, andgaveוָֽאֶתֶּן־va.'e.ten-H5414himIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4And Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.TenH5414untoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215: and Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.SavH6215mountהַ֤רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrH8165, topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it; andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.KoH3290and hischildrenוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121wentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381intoH4714Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5And Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֞חva.'esh.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175, and Iplaguedוָאֶגֹּ֣ףva.'e.GofH5062Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,accordingH310to thatwhichH834Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in themidstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof: andafterwardH310IbroughtH3318youH834outH3318.

6And IbroughtH935yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1outוָֽאוֹצִ֤יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and yecameH935unto theseaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220; and theEgyptiansH4714pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1withchariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393and withhorsemenוּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571unto the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220.

7And when theycriedוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817outH5921unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, heputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760darknessH3427betweenH996youH834and theEgyptiansH4714, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220uponH5921them, andcoveredוַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּvay.kha.Se.huH3680them; and youreyesעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869sawוַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙va.tir.'Ei.nahH7200whatH834Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and yedweltוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּva.te.she.VuH3427in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֖רva.mid.BarH4057manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

8And Ibroughtוָאָבִ֣יאva.'a.vi.'a'H935youH5414intoH413thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567, whichdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383; and theyfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898withyouH5414: and IgaveH5414themintoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶם֙be.yed.KhemH3027, and yepossessedוַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּva.ti.re.ShuH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776; and Idestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH5414.

9ThenBalakבָּלָ֤קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andfoughtH3898againstH3898Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; and hesentH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Balaamלְבִלְעָ֥םle.vil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160tocurseלְקַלֵּ֥לle.ka.LelH7043youH7971:

10but I wouldnotH3808hearken untoBalaamלְבִלְעָ֑םle.vil.'AmH1109; therefore heblessedH1288youH1288still:soH3808Ideliveredוָאַצִּ֥לva.'a.TzilH5337youH1288outH3027of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

11And yewentH935overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383, andcameH935untoJerichoיְרִיחוֹ֒ye.ri.ChoH3405: and themenבַּעֲלֵֽי־ba.'a.lei-H1167ofJerichoיְ֠רִיחוֹye.ri.choH3405foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstH413youH5414, theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֨יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֜יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850, and theGirgashiteוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622, theHiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983; and IdeliveredH5414themintoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

12And IsentH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeH6440youH6440,whichH2719drave themoutH7971frombeforeH6440youH6440,evenH3808thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567;notH3808with thyswordבְחַרְבְּךָ֖ve.char.be.KhaH2719,norH3808with thybowבְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃ve.kash.Te.chaH7198.

13And Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.TenH5414youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859alandאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776whereon thou hadstnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808laboured, andcitiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892whichH834yebuiltבְנִיתֶ֔םve.ni.TemH1129notלֹא־lo'-H3808, and yedwellוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427therein; ofvineyardsכְּרָמִ֤יםke.ra.MimH3754and oliveyardswhichH834yeplantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808do yeeatאֹכְלִֽים׃'o.khe.LimH398.

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