Joshua

Joshua 23:16

¹⁶If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If you transgress	בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶם	bə·‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the covenant	בְּרִ֨ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He commanded you	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
and go	וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם	wa·hă·laḵ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and serve	וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙	wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and bow down	וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
then the anger	אַף־	’ap̄-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will burn	וְחָרָ֤ה	wə·ḥā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
against you	בָּכֶ֔ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
and you will quickly	מְהֵרָ֔ה	mə·hê·rāh	Adverb	H4120 haste, speed
perish	וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם	wa·’ă·ḇaḏ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6 perish
from	מֵעַל֙	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
this good	הַטּוֹבָ֔ה	haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
land	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He has given	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶֽם׃פ	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.