Joshua 24
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וַיֶּאֶסֹ֧ףand he gatheredיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַJoshuaאֶת־obj.כָּל־allשִׁבְטֵ֥יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelשְׁכֶ֑מָהShechem towardsוַיִּקְרָא֩and he summonedלְזִקְנֵ֨יto the elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelוּלְרָאשָׁ֗יוand to leaders itsוּלְשֹֽׁפְטָיו֙and to judges itsוּלְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוand to officials itsוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּand they presented themselvesלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshuaאֶל־toכָּל־allהָעָ֗םthe peopleכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָה֮Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelבְּעֵ֣בֶרon the other side ofהַנָּהָ֗רthe riverיָשְׁב֤וּthey dweltאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ancestors yourמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םfrom long agoתֶּ֛רַחTerahאֲבִ֥יthe father ofאַבְרָהָ֖םAbrahamוַאֲבִ֣יand the father ofנָח֑וֹרNahorוַיַּעַבְד֖וּand they servedאֱלֹהִ֥יםgodsאֲחֵרִֽים׃other
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וָ֠אֶקַּחand I tookאֶת־obj.אֲבִיכֶ֤םancestor yourאֶת־obj.אַבְרָהָם֙Abrahamמֵעֵ֣בֶרfrom the other side ofהַנָּהָ֔רthe riverוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְand I ledאוֹת֖וֹobj. himבְּכָל־in allאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוָאַרְבֶּה֙and I increasedאֶת־obj.זַרְע֔וֹoffspring hisוָֽאֶתֶּן־and I gaveל֖וֹto the himאֶת־obj.יִצְחָֽק׃Isaac
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וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּand they cried outאֶל־toיְהוָ֗הYahwehוַיָּ֨שֶׂםand he putמַֽאֲפֵ֜לdarknessבֵּינֵיכֶ֣ם׀between youוּבֵ֣יןand betweenהַמִּצְרִ֗יםthe Egyptiansוַיָּבֵ֨אand he broughtעָלָ֤יוover itאֶת־obj.הַיָּם֙the seaוַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּand it covered itוַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙and they sawעֵינֵיכֶ֔םeyes yourאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichעָשִׂ֖יתִיI didבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםin Egyptוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּand you dweltבַמִּדְבָּ֖רin the wildernessיָמִ֥יםdaysרַבִּֽים׃many
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וָאָבִ֣יאand I broughtאֶתְכֶ֗םobj. youאֶל־toאֶ֤רֶץthe land ofהָאֱמֹרִי֙the Amoritesהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙who dweltבְּעֵ֣בֶרon the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּand they foughtאִתְּכֶ֑םwith youוָאֶתֵּ֨ןand I gaveאוֹתָ֤םobj. themבְּיֶדְכֶם֙in hand yourוַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּand you took possession ofאֶת־obj.אַרְצָ֔םland theirוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םand I destroyed themמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃from before you
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וַתַּעַבְר֣וּand you passed overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּן֮the Jordanוַתָּבֹ֣אוּand you cameאֶל־toיְרִיחוֹ֒Jerichoוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּand they foughtבָכֶ֣םagainst the youבַּעֲלֵֽי־the citizens ofיְ֠רִיחוֹJerichoהָֽאֱמֹרִ֨יthe Amoritesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֜יand the Perizzitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יand the Canaanitesוְהַֽחִתִּי֙and the Hittitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יand the Girgashitesהַֽחִוִּ֖יthe Hivitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יand the Jebusitesוָאֶתֵּ֥ןand I gaveאוֹתָ֖םobj. themבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃in hand your
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וָאֶתֵּ֨ןand I gaveלָכֶ֜םto the youאֶ֣רֶץ׀a landאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichלֹֽא־notיָגַ֣עְתָּyou had laboredבָּ֗הּfor itוְעָרִים֙and citiesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלֹא־notבְנִיתֶ֔םyou had builtוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּand you dweltבָּהֶ֑םin the themכְּרָמִ֤יםvineyardsוְזֵיתִים֙and olive treesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלֹֽא־notנְטַעְתֶּ֔םyou had plantedאַתֶּ֖םyouאֹכְלִֽים׃are eating
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וְעַתָּ֞הand thereforeיְר֧אוּfearאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֛הYahwehוְעִבְד֥וּand serveאֹת֖וֹobj. himבְּתָמִ֣יםin integrityוּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑תand in faithfulnessוְהָסִ֣ירוּand removeאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהִ֗יםthe godsאֲשֶׁר֩whichעָבְד֨וּthey servedאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜םancestors yourבְּעֵ֤בֶרon the other side ofהַנָּהָר֙the riverוּבְמִצְרַ֔יִםand in Egyptוְעִבְד֖וּand serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְאִם֩and ifרַ֨עis displeasingבְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜םin view yourלַעֲבֹ֣דto serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֗הYahwehבַּחֲר֨וּchooseלָכֶ֣םfor the yourselvesהַיּוֹם֮this dayאֶת־obj.מִ֣יwhom?תַעֲבֹדוּן֒will you serve !אִ֣םwhetherאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהִ֞יםthe godsאֲשֶׁר־whichעָבְד֣וּthey servedאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗םancestors yourאֲשֶׁר֙whoמֵעֵ֣בֶרwere from the other side ofהַנָּהָ֔רthe riverוְאִם֙and orאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe gods ofהָאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomאַתֶּ֖םyouיֹשְׁבִ֣יםare dwellingבְּאַרְצָ֑םin land theirוְאָנֹכִ֣יand Iוּבֵיתִ֔יand household myנַעֲבֹ֖דwe will serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
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כִּ֚יforיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod ourהוּא֩heהַמַּעֲלֶ֨הis the one who brought upאֹתָ֧נוּobj. usוְאֶת־and obj.אֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּfathers ourמֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptמִבֵּ֣יתfrom a house ofעֲבָדִ֑יםslavesוַאֲשֶׁ֧רand the one whoעָשָׂ֣הhe didלְעֵינֵ֗ינוּto eyes ourאֶת־obj.הָאֹת֤וֹתthe signsהַגְּדֹלוֹת֙the greatהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseוַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּand he kept usבְּכָל־in allהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the wayאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָלַ֣כְנוּwe wentבָ֔הּin the itוּבְכֹל֙and among allהָֽעַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָבַ֖רְנוּwe passedבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃in midst their
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshuaאֶל־toהָעָ֗םthe peopleלֹ֤אnotתֽוּכְלוּ֙you will be ableלַעֲבֹ֣דto serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּֽי־forאֱלֹהִ֥יםis a Godקְדֹשִׁ֖יםholyה֑וּאheאֵֽל־is a Godקַנּ֣וֹאjealousה֔וּאheלֹֽא־notיִשָּׂ֥אhe will forgiveלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖םto transgression yourוּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃and to sins your
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כִּ֤יifתַֽעַזְבוּ֙you will forsakeאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םand you will serveאֱלֹהֵ֣יgods ofנֵכָ֑רforeignnessוְשָׁ֨בand he will turnוְהֵרַ֤עand he will do harmלָכֶם֙to the youוְכִלָּ֣הand he will make an end ofאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youאַחֲרֵ֖יafterאֲשֶׁר־thatהֵיטִ֥יבhe has done goodלָכֶֽם׃to the you
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֤בand he wroteיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshuaאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe wordsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseבְּסֵ֖פֶרin the book ofתּוֹרַ֣תthe law ofאֱלֹהִ֑יםGodוַיִּקַּח֙and he tookאֶ֣בֶןa stoneגְּדוֹלָ֔הlargeוַיְקִימֶ֣הָand he set up itשָּׁ֔םthereתַּ֚חַתunderהָֽאַלָּ֔הthe oakאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁwas at the sanctuary ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshuaאֶל־toכָּל־allהָעָ֗םthe peopleהִנֵּ֨הhere!הָאֶ֤בֶןthe stoneהַזֹּאת֙the thisתִּֽהְיֶה־it will becomeבָּ֣נוּon the usלְעֵדָ֔הinto a witnessכִּֽי־forהִ֣יאitשָׁמְעָ֗הit has heardאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allאִמְרֵ֣יthe words ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֶּ֖רhe has spokenעִמָּ֑נוּwith usוְהָיְתָ֤הand it will becomeבָכֶם֙on the youלְעֵדָ֔הinto a witnessפֶּֽן־lestתְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןyou should deny !בֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃in God your
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וַיַּעֲבֹ֤דand it servedיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֣יthe days ofיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַJoshuaוְכֹ֣ל׀and allיְמֵ֣יthe days ofהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםthe old menאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּthey made longיָמִים֙daysאַחֲרֵ֣יafterיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand whoיָדְע֗וּthey knewאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allמַעֲשֵׂ֣הthe work ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had doneלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃for Israel
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וְאֶת־and obj.עַצְמ֣וֹתthe bones ofי֠וֹסֵףJosephאֲשֶׁר־whichהֶעֱל֨וּthey had brought upבְנֵי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל׀Israelמִמִּצְרַיִם֮from Egyptקָבְר֣וּthey buriedבִשְׁכֶם֒at Shechemבְּחֶלְקַ֣תin the portion ofהַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe fieldאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichקָנָ֧הhe had boughtיַעֲקֹ֛בJacobמֵאֵ֛תfrom withבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofחֲמ֥וֹרHamorאֲבִֽי־the father ofשְׁכֶ֖םShechemבְּמֵאָ֣הfor a hundredקְשִׂיטָ֑הpieces of moneyוַיִּֽהְי֥וּand they becameלִבְנֵֽי־of the descendants ofיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephלְנַחֲלָֽה׃into an inheritance
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