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Joshua 24:15-22

15And if it seemethevilרַ֨עra'H7489toyouמִ֣יmiH4310toserveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977for yourselves thisdayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117whomבְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869ye willserveתַעֲבֹדוּן֒ta.'a.vo.DunH5647; whether thegodsאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430which yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1servedעָבְד֣וּ'a.ve.DuH5647that were on the othersideמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'e.verH5676of theriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, or thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, in whoselandבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776yedwellיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427: but as for me and myhouseוּבֵיתִ֔יu.vei.TiH1004, we willserveנַעֲבֹ֖דna.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

16And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Be it far fromusחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that we shouldforsakeמֵעֲזֹ֖בme.'a.ZoH5800theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;

17For theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, he it is that broughtusהַמַּעֲלֶ֨הha.ma.'a.LehH5927and ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650, and whodidעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213thosegreatהַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ha.ge.do.lOtH1419signsהָאֹת֤וֹתha.'o.TotH226in oursightלְעֵינֵ֗ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869, andpreservedוַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּvai.yish.me.Re.nuH8104us in all thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870in which wewentהָלַ֣כְנוּha.Lakh.nuH1980, and among all thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971throughבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130whom wepassedעָבַ֖רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674:

18And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068droveoutוַיְגָ֨רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֵ֑ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us all thepeopleהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971, even theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567whodweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore will we alsoserveנַעֲבֹ֣דna.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for he is ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Yecannotתֽוּכְלוּ֙tu.khe.LuH3201serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for he is anholyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430; he is ajealousקַנּ֣וֹאka.No'H7072Godאֵֽל־'el-H410; he will notforgiveיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375yourtransgressionsלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588nor yoursinsוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

20If yeforsakeתַֽעַזְבוּ֙ta.'az.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647foreignנֵכָ֑רne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430, then he willturnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725and do youharmוְהֵרַ֤עve.he.Ra'H7489, andconsumeוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615you,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310that he hath done yougoodהֵיטִ֥יבhei.TivH3190.

21And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Nay; but we willserveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707against yourselves that ye havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֥םbe.char.TemH977you theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toserveלַעֲבֹ֣דla.'a.VodH5647him. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We arewitnessesעֵדִֽים׃'e.DimH5707.

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