Joshua 23
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְאַתֶּ֣םand youרְאִיתֶ֗םyou have seenאֵת֩obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָשָׂ֜הhe has doneיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛םGod yourלְכָל־to allהַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nationsהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םfrom before youכִּ֚יforיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourה֖וּאheהַנִּלְחָ֥םis the one who has been fightingלָכֶֽם׃for the you
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רְאוּ֩seeהִפַּ֨לְתִּיI have made fallלָכֶ֜םto the youאֶֽת־obj.הַ֠גּוֹיִםthe nationsהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםwhich remainהָאֵ֛לֶּהthe theseבְּנַחֲלָ֖הin an inheritanceלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םfor tribes yourמִן־fromהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןthe Jordanוְכָל־and allהַגּוֹיִם֙the nationsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִכְרַ֔תִּיI have cut offוְהַיָּ֥םand the seaהַגָּד֖וֹלthe greatמְב֥וֹאthe setting ofהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun
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וַיהוָ֣הand Yahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗םGod yourה֚וּאheיֶהְדֳּפֵ֣םhe will drive out themמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םfrom before youוְהוֹרִ֥ישׁand he will dispossessאֹתָ֖םobj. themמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םfrom to before youוִֽירִשְׁתֶּם֙and you will take possession ofאֶת־obj.אַרְצָ֔םland theirכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asדִּבֶּ֛רhe spokeיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םGod yourלָכֶֽם׃to the you
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לְבִלְתִּי־to notבוֹא֙to goבַּגּוֹיִ֣םamong the nationsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםwhich remainהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseאִתְּכֶ֑םwith youוּבְשֵׁ֨םand in the name ofאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤םgods theirלֹא־notתַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙you must bring to remembranceוְלֹ֣אand notתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּyou must cause to swearוְלֹ֣אand notתַעַבְד֔וּםyou must serve themוְלֹ֥אand notתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּyou must bow downלָהֶֽם׃to the them
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אִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֥דoneמִכֶּ֖םof the youיִרְדָּף־he puts to flightאָ֑לֶףa thousandכִּ֣י׀forיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗םGod yourה֚וּאheהַנִּלְחָ֣םis the one who fightsלָכֶ֔םfor the youכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asדִּבֶּ֥רhe spokeלָכֶֽם׃to the you
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כִּ֣י׀thatאִם־exceptשׁ֣וֹבever to turn backתָּשׁ֗וּבוּyou will turn backוּדְבַקְתֶּם֙and you will clingבְּיֶ֙תֶר֙to the remainder ofהַגּוֹיִ֣םthe nationsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםwhich remainהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseאִתְּכֶ֑םwith youוְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םand you will intermarryבָּהֶ֛םwith the themוּבָאתֶ֥םand you will goבָּהֶ֖םamong the themוְהֵ֥םand theyבָּכֶֽם׃among the you
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יָד֙וֹעַ֙certainly to knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּyou will knowכִּי֩thatלֹ֨אnotיוֹסִ֜יףhe will increaseיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗םGod yourלְהוֹרִ֛ישׁto dispossessאֶת־obj.הַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nationsהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םfrom to before youוְהָי֨וּand they will becomeלָכֶ֜םfor the youלְפַ֣חinto a trapוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁand into a snareוּלְשֹׁטֵ֤טand into a scourgeבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙in sides yourוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםand into thornsבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔םin view yourעַד־untilאֲבָדְכֶ֗םperish youמֵ֠עַלfrom onהָאֲדָמָ֤הthe landהַטּוֹבָה֙the goodהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisאֲשֶׁר֙whichנָתַ֣ןhe has givenלָכֶ֔םto the youיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃God your
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וְהִנֵּ֨הand here!אָנֹכִ֤יIהוֹלֵךְ֙am about to goהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְin the way ofכָּל־allהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthוִידַעְתֶּ֞םand you knowבְּכָל־with allלְבַבְכֶ֣םheart yourוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םbeing yourכִּ֣יthatלֹֽא־notנָפַל֩it has fallenדָּבָ֨רa wordאֶחָ֜דoneמִכֹּ֣ל׀of allהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe wordsהַטּוֹבִ֗יםthe goodאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichדִּבֶּ֜רhe spokeיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙God yourעֲלֵיכֶ֔םon youהַכֹּל֙the everythingבָּ֣אוּthey have comeלָכֶ֔םto the youלֹֽא־notנָפַ֥לit has fallenמִמֶּ֖נּוּof itדָּבָ֥רa wordאֶחָֽד׃one
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beכַּאֲשֶׁר־just asבָּ֤אit has comeעֲלֵיכֶם֙on youכָּל־everyהַדָּבָ֣רthe wordהַטּ֔וֹבthe goodאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֶּ֛רhe spokeיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םGod yourאֲלֵיכֶ֑םto youכֵּן֩soיָבִ֨יאhe will bringיְהוָ֜הYahwehעֲלֵיכֶ֗םon youאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־everyהַדָּבָ֣רthe wordהָרָ֔עthe badעַד־untilהַשְׁמִיד֣וֹhas destroyed heאוֹתְכֶ֗םobj. youמֵ֠עַלfrom onהָאֲדָמָ֤הthe landהַטּוֹבָה֙the goodהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisאֲשֶׁר֙whichנָתַ֣ןhe has givenלָכֶ֔םto the youיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃God your
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בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶםwhen transgress youאֶת־obj.בְּרִ֨יתthe covenant ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮God yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוָּ֣הhe commandedאֶתְכֶם֒obj. youוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םand you will goוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙and you will serveאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow downלָהֶ֑םto the themוְחָרָ֤הand it will burnאַף־the anger ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבָּכֶ֔םon the youוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םand you will perishמְהֵרָ֔הquicklyמֵעַל֙from onהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַטּוֹבָ֔הthe goodאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichנָתַ֥ןhe has givenלָכֶֽם׃ פto the you
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