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Joshua 24:18-24

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.

23Now therefore putawayהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493, said he, theforeignהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430which areamongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, andinclineוְהַטּוּ֙ve.ha.TuH5186yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will weserveנַעֲבֹ֔דna.'a.VodH5647, and hisvoiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963will weobeyנִשְׁמָֽע׃nish.Ma'H8085.

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