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Joshua 24:19-28

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.

25SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them astatuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and anordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

26AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947agreatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, and set itupוַיְקִימֶ֣הָvay.ki.Me.haH6965there under anoakהָֽאַלָּ֔הha.'a.LahH427, that was by thesanctuaryבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.DashH4720of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Behold, thisstoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68shall be awitnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713to us; for it hathheardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085all thewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which hespokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to us: it shall be therefore awitnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713to you, lest yedenyתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.ShunH3584yourGodבֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.KhemH430.

28SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091let thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971departוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to hisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פle.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

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