Joshua 23

An aged Joshua addresses all Israel, reminding them that YHWH has fought for them and commanding them to remain obedient to the law of Moses and cleave to YHWH.[2] He warns that if they turn to serve other gods and transgress YHWH's covenant, He will bring evil upon them and destroy them from the land.[2]

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Verse 4 רְאוּ֩ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 reu See See! HVqv2mp הִפַּ֨לְתִּי 𐤄𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉 hipaleti I have apportioned I caused to fall HVhp1cs לָ/כֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ֠/גּוֹיִם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanishearim that remain the remaining ones HTd/VNrmpa הָ/אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp בְּ/נַחֲלָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 benachalah as an inheritance in an inherited allotment HR/Ncfsa לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉/𐤊𐤌 leshiveteykhem for your tribes to your tribes HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֗ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim-2 the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr הִכְרַ֔תִּי 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 hikherati I have cut off I cut off HVhp1cs וְ/הַ/יָּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤌 vehayam and the sea and the sea HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֖וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa מְב֥וֹא 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀 mevo toward the setting of entrance of HNcmsc הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 13 יָד֨וֹעַ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤏 yadoa know to know indeed HVqa תֵּֽדְע֔וּ 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤅 tedeu you-will-know you (masculine plural) will know HVqi2mp כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יוֹסִ֜יף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 yosif will-add he will cause to add HVhi3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) God-of-you(pl) your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp לְ/הוֹרִ֛ישׁ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 lehorish to-dispossess to cause to dispossess HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/גּוֹיִ֥ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the-nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp מִ/לִּ/פְנֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 milifeneykhem from-before-you(pl) from your presence HR/R/Ncbpc/Sp2mp וְ/הָי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be and they became HC/Vqq3cp לָ/כֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you(pl) HR/Sp2mp לְ/פַ֣ח 𐤋/𐤐𐤇 lefach for-snares a spread-out trap HR/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/מוֹקֵ֗שׁ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 ulemoqesh and-for-traps and for a snare HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/שֹׁטֵ֤ט 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤈𐤈 uleshotet and-for-scourges and to a roaming-one HC/R/Ncmsa בְּ/צִדֵּי/כֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤉/𐤊𐤌 betsideykhem in-sides-your(pl) at your sides HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וְ/לִ/צְנִנִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤑𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤌 velitseninim and-for-thorns and to thorns HC/R/Ncmpa בְּ/עֵינֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 beeyneykhem in-eyes-your(pl) in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲבָדְ/כֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤃/𐤊𐤌 avadekhem perishing-your(pl) your perishing HVqc/Sp2mp מֵ֠/עַל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-upon from upon HR/R הָ/אֲדָמָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the-ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa הַ/טּוֹבָה֙ 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the-good the good (feminine) HTd/Aafsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נָתַ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he-gave he gave HVqp3ms לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 to-you(pl) HR/Sp2mp יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God-of-you(pl) your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 14 וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and-behold and look! HC/Tm אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs הוֹלֵךְ֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe am-going the one walking HVqrmsa הַ/יּ֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day the day HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in-way in a path HR/Ncbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וִ/ידַעְתֶּ֞ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤌 vidaetem and-you-know and you will know HC/Vqq2mp בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in-all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc לְבַבְ/כֶ֣ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem your-heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2mp וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and-in-all and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְשְׁ/כֶ֗ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 nafeshekhem your-soul your living-being HNcbsc/Sp2mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נָפַל֩ 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nafal has-failed he fell HVqp3ms דָּבָ֨ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar thing spoken matter HNcmsa אֶחָ֜ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa מִ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol of-all from the whole of HR/Ncmsc הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the-words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הַ/טּוֹבִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 hatovim the-good the good ones HTd/Aampa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr דִּבֶּ֜ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke he declared HVpp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your-God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp עֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem concerning-you upon you HR/Sp2mp הַ/כֹּל֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol all the whole HTd/Ncmsa בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau have-come they came HVqp3cp לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn נָפַ֥ל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nafal-2 has-failed he fell HVqp3ms מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu thereof from us HR/Sp1cp דָּבָ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar-2 thing spoken matter HNcmsa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad-2 Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa
Verse 15 וְ/הָיָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr בָּ֤א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms עֲלֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the word the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/טּ֔וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good HTd/Aamsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr דִּבֶּ֛ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke he declared HVpp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֲלֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem-2 to you toward you (mp) HR/Sp2mp כֵּן֩ 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm יָבִ֨יא 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀 yavi will bring he will bring in HVhi3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem-3 upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar-2 the word the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הָ/רָ֔ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad HTd/Aamsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַשְׁמִיד֣/וֹ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃/𐤅 hashemido he has destroyed to annihilate him HVhc/Sp3ms אוֹתְ/כֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊𐤌 otekhem you you-marked HTo/Sp2mp מֵ֠/עַל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon from upon HR/R הָ/אֲדָמָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa הַ/טּוֹבָה֙ 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the good the good (feminine) HTd/Aafsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr נָתַ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan gave he gave HVqp3ms לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 16 בְּ֠/עָבְרְ/כֶם 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤊𐤌 beaverekhem when you transgress in your crossing over HR/Vqc/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo בְּרִ֨ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶם֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms אֶתְ/כֶם֒ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp וַ/הֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤌 vahalakhetem and go and you went HC/Vqq2mp וַ/עֲבַדְתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤌 vaavadetem and serve and you served HC/Vqq2mp אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤌 vehishetachavitem and bow down and you yourselves bowed down HC/Vvq2mp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp וְ/חָרָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤄 vecharah will burn and he burned hot HC/Vqq3ms אַף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose HTa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בָּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 bakhem against you HR/Sp2mp וַ/אֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤌 vaavadetem-2 and you will perish and you perished HC/Vqq2mp מְהֵרָ֔ה 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤄 meherah quickly haste HNcfsa מֵ/עַל֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon HR/R הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the good the good (feminine) HTd/Aafsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr נָתַ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he has given he gave HVqp3ms לָ/כֶֽם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp