Joshua 24

1And JoshuaH3091 gatheredH622 allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 to ShechemH7927, and calledH7121 for the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, and for their headsH7218, and for their judgesH8199, and for their officersH7860; and they presentedH3320 themselvesH3320 beforeH6440 GodH430. 2And JoshuaH3091 saidH559 unto allH3605 the peopleH5971, ThusH3541 saith the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, Your fathersH1 dweltH3427 of oldH5769 time beyondH5676 the RiverH5104, evenH3541 TerahH8646, the fatherH1 of AbrahamH85, and the fatherH1 of NahorH5152: and they servedH5647 otherH312 godsH430. 3And I tookH3947 your fatherH1 AbrahamH85 from beyondH5676 the RiverH5104, and led him throughoutH3605 allH3605 the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and multipliedH7235 his seedH2233, and gaveH5414 him IsaacH3327. 4And I gaveH5414 unto IsaacH3327 JacobH3290 and EsauH6215: and I gaveH5414 unto EsauH6215 mountH2022 SeirH8165, to possessH3423 it; and JacobH3290 and his childrenH1121 wentH3381 downH3381 intoH4714 EgyptH4714. 5And I sentH7971 MosesH4872 and AaronH175, and I plaguedH5062 EgyptH4714, accordingH310 to that whichH834 I didH6213 in the midstH7130 thereof: and afterwardH310 I broughtH3318 youH834 outH3318. 6And I broughtH935 your fathersH1 outH3318 of EgyptH4714: and ye cameH935 unto the seaH3220; and the EgyptiansH4714 pursuedH7291 afterH310 your fathersH1 with chariotsH7393 and with horsemenH6571 unto the Red SeaH3220. 7And when they criedH6817 outH5921 unto the LORDH3068, he putH7760 darknessH3427 betweenH996 youH834 and the EgyptiansH4714, and broughtH935 the seaH3220 uponH5921 them, and coveredH3680 them; and your eyesH5869 sawH7200 whatH834 I didH6213 in EgyptH4714: and ye dweltH3427 in the wildernessH4057 manyH7227 daysH3117. 8And I broughtH935 youH5414 intoH413 the landH776 of the AmoritesH567, which dweltH3427 beyondH5676 JordanH3383; and they foughtH3898 with youH5414: and I gaveH5414 them intoH413 your handH3027, and ye possessedH3423 their landH776; and I destroyedH8045 them from beforeH6440 youH5414. 9Then BalakH1111 the sonH1121 of ZipporH6834, kingH4428 of MoabH4124, aroseH6965 and foughtH3898 againstH3898 IsraelH3478; and he sentH7971 and calledH7121 BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 to curseH7043 youH7971: 10but I would notH3808 hearken unto BalaamH1109; therefore he blessedH1288 youH1288 still: soH3808 I deliveredH5337 youH1288 outH3027 of his handH3027. 11And ye wentH935 over JordanH3383, and cameH935 unto JerichoH3405: and the menH1167 of JerichoH3405 foughtH3898 againstH413 youH5414, the AmoriteH567, and the PerizziteH6522, and the CanaaniteH3669, and the HittiteH2850, and the GirgashiteH1622, the HiviteH2340, and the JebusiteH2983; and I deliveredH5414 them intoH413 your handH3027. 12And I sentH7971 the hornetH6880 beforeH6440 youH6440, whichH2719 drave them outH7971 from beforeH6440 youH6440, evenH3808 the twoH8147 kingsH4428 of the AmoritesH567; notH3808 with thy swordH2719, norH3808 with thy bowH7198. 13And I gaveH5414 youH859 a landH776 whereon thou hadst notH3808 laboured, and citiesH5892 whichH834 ye builtH1129 notH3808, and ye dwellH3427 therein; of vineyardsH3754 and oliveyards whichH834 ye plantedH5193 notH3808 do ye eatH398. 14NowH6258 therefore fearH3372 the LORDH3068, and serveH5647 him in sincerityH8549 and in truthH571: and putH5493 awayH5493 the godsH430 whichH834 your fathersH1 servedH5647 beyondH5676 the RiverH5104, and in EgyptH4714; and serveH5647 ye the LORDH3068. 15And ifH518 it seemH5869 evilH7451 unto youH859 to serveH5647 the LORDH3068, chooseH977 youH859 this dayH3117 whomH834 ye will serveH5647; whetherH518 the godsH430 whichH834 your fathersH1 servedH5647 that were beyondH5676 the RiverH5104, or the godsH430 of the AmoritesH567, in whoseH834 landH776 ye dwellH3427: but as for meH977 and my houseH1004, weH834 will serveH5647 the LORDH3068. 16And the peopleH5971 answeredH559 and saidH559, GodH430 forbidH2486 that we should forsakeH5800 the LORDH3068, to serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430; 17for the LORDH3068 our GodH430, he it is that broughtH5927 usH3588 and our fathersH1 upH5927 outH3605 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the houseH1004 of bondageH5650, and that didH6213 thoseH428 greatH1419 signsH226 in our sightH5869, and preservedH8104 usH3588 in allH3605 the wayH1870 whereinH834 weH3588 wentH1980, and among allH3605 the peoplesH5971 throughH5674 the midstH7130 of whomH834 weH3588 passedH5674: 18and the LORDH3068 drave outH1644 from beforeH6440 usH3588 allH3605 the peoplesH5971, evenH1571 the AmoritesH567 whichH1931 dweltH3427 in the landH776: therefore weH587 also will serveH5647 the LORDH3068; for he is our GodH430. 19And JoshuaH3091 saidH559 unto the peopleH5971, Ye cannotH3808 serveH5647 the LORDH3068; for he is an holyH6918 GodH430; he is a jealousH7072 GodH430; he will notH3808 forgiveH5375 your transgressionH6588 norH3808 your sinsH2403. 20IfH3588 ye forsakeH5800 the LORDH3068, and serveH5647 strangeH5236 godsH430, then he will turnH7725 and doH3190 youH834 evilH7489, and consumeH3615 youH834, afterH310 that he hath doneH3190 youH834 goodH3190. 21And the peopleH5971 saidH559 unto JoshuaH3091, Nay; but weH3588 will serveH5647 the LORDH3068. 22And JoshuaH3091 saidH559 unto the peopleH5971, Ye are witnessesH5707 againstH413 yourselves that ye have chosenH977 youH859 the LORDH3068, to serveH5647 him. And they saidH559, WeH3588 are witnessesH5707. 23NowH6258 therefore putH5493 awayH5493, saidH413 he, the strangeH5236 godsH430 whichH834 are among youH834, and inclineH5186 your heartH3824 unto the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. 24And the peopleH5971 saidH559 unto JoshuaH3091, The LORDH3068 our GodH430 will weH8085 serveH5647, and unto his voiceH6963 will weH8085 hearken. 25SoH7760 JoshuaH3091 madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with the peopleH5971 that dayH3117, and setH7760 them a statuteH2706 and an ordinanceH4941 in ShechemH7927. 26And JoshuaH3091 wroteH3789 theseH428 wordsH1697 in the bookH5612 of the lawH8451 of GodH430; and he tookH3947 a greatH1419 stoneH68, and setH6965 it upH6965 there underH8478 the oakH427 that was by the sanctuaryH4720 of the LORDH3068. 27And JoshuaH3091 saidH559 unto allH3605 the peopleH5971, BeholdH2009, this stoneH68 shall be a witnessH8085 againstH413 usH413; for it hath heardH8085 allH3605 the wordsH561 of the LORDH3068 whichH834 he spake unto usH413: it shall be therefore a witnessH8085 againstH413 youH834, lestH6435 ye denyH3584 your GodH430. 28SoH7971 JoshuaH3091 sentH7971 the peopleH5971 awayH7971, everyH376 manH376 unto his inheritanceH5159. 29And it cameH1961 to passH1961 afterH310 theseH428 things, that JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126, the servantH5650 of the LORDH3068, diedH4191, beingH1961 an hundredH3967 and tenH6235 yearsH8141 oldH1121. 30And they buriedH6912 him in the borderH1366 of his inheritanceH5159 in Timnath-serah, whichH834 is in the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669, on the northH6828 of the mountainH2022 of GaashH1608. 31And IsraelH3478 servedH5647 the LORDH3068 allH3605 the daysH3117 of JoshuaH3091, and allH3605 the daysH3117 of the eldersH2205 that outlivedH310 JoshuaH3091, and had knownH3045 allH3605 the workH4639 of the LORDH3068, that he had wroughtH4639 for IsraelH3478. 32And the bonesH6106 of JosephH3130, whichH834 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 broughtH5927 upH5927 outH853 of EgyptH4714, buriedH6912 they in ShechemH7927, in the parcel of groundH7704 whichH834 JacobH3290 boughtH7069 of the sonsH1121 of HamorH2544 the fatherH1 of ShechemH7927 for an hundredH3967 piecesH7192 of moneyH7192: and they becameH1961 the inheritanceH5159 of the childrenH1121 of JosephH3130. 33And EleazarH499 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 diedH4191; and they buriedH6912 him in the hillH2022 of PhinehasH6372 his sonH1121, whichH834 was givenH5414 him in the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669.