Joshua

Joshua 23:11–12

¹¹Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God. ¹²For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,

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Joshua 23:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore watch	וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם	wə·niš·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
yourselves	לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑ם	lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
carefully	מְאֹ֖ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
that you love	לְאַהֲבָ֖ה	lə·’a·hă·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H157 love
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Joshua 23:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you turn away	שׁ֣וֹב	šō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7725 turn back, return
and cling	וּדְבַקְתֶּם֙	ū·ḏə·ḇaq·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the rest	בְּיֶ֙תֶר֙	bə·ye·ṯer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of these	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֣ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that remain	הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים	han·niš·’ā·rîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
among you	אִתְּכֶ֑ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
and if you intermarry	וְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥ם	wə·hiṯ·ḥat·tan·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H2859 wife's father
and associate	וּבָאתֶ֥ם	ū·ḇā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with them	וְהֵ֥ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them

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Joshua 23:11 Joshua 22:5 · Deuteronomy 6:5–12 · Romans 8:28 · Jude 1:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · Proverbs 4:23 · 1 Corinthians 8:3 · Exodus 20:6 · Hebrews 12:15

Joshua 23:12 Deuteronomy 7:3 · Zephaniah 1:6 · Ezekiel 18:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.