Joshua
Joshua 24:18
18And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| drove out | וַיְגָ֨רֶשׁ | way·ḡā·reš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| before us | מִפָּנֵ֑ינוּ | mip·pā·nê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6440 face, before |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הָעַמִּ֗ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| including the Amorites | הָאֱמֹרִ֛י | hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| who lived | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| We | אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| too | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| will serve | נַעֲבֹ֣ד | na·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is our God | אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 10:2 · Psalm 116:16 · Micah 4:2 · Zechariah 8:23 · Luke 1:73–75
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.