Joshua
Joshua 24:14
14Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֞ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| therefore | וְעַתָּ֞ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| fear | יְר֧אוּ | yə·r·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and serve | וְעִבְד֥וּ | wə·‘iḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| Him | אֹת֖וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in sincerity | בְּתָמִ֣ים | bə·ṯā·mîm | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H8549 complete, sound |
| and truth | וּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑ת | ū·ḇe·’ĕ·meṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| cast aside | וְהָסִ֣ירוּ | wə·hā·sî·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| the gods | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| your fathers | אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| served | עָבְד֨וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5647 work, serve |
| beyond | בְּעֵ֤בֶר | bə·‘ê·ḇer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5676 region across or beyond, side |
| the Euphrates | הַנָּהָר֙ | han·nā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
| and in Egypt | וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם | ū·ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and serve | וְעִבְד֖וּ | wə·‘iḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 12:24 · Deuteronomy 10:12 · Genesis 35:2 · Joshua 24:23 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Psalm 119:1 · Ezekiel 20:18 · Deuteronomy 18:13 · John 4:23–24 · Joshua 24:2 · Ezekiel 23:3 · Ezra 9:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.