Joshua
Joshua 24:19–20
19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins. 20If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
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Joshua 24:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the people | הָעָ֗ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| You are not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| able | תֽוּכְלוּ֙ | ṯū·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to serve | לַעֲבֹ֣ד | la·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He | ה֑וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a holy | קְדֹשִׁ֖ים | qə·ḏō·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6918 sacred, holy |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| He | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a jealous | קַנּ֣וֹא | qan·nō·w | Adjective - masculine singular | H7072 id. |
| God | אֵֽל־ | ’êl- | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| He will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| forgive | יִשָּׂ֥א | yiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| your rebellion | לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖ם | lə·p̄iš·‘ă·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H6588 transgression |
| or your sins | וּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃ | ū·lə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
Joshua 24:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you forsake | תַֽעַזְבוּ֙ | ṯa·‘az·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and serve | וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| foreign | נֵכָ֑ר | nê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness |
| gods | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| He will turn | וְשָׁ֨ב | wə·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and bring disaster | וְהֵרַ֤ע | wə·hê·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| on you | לָכֶם֙ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| and consume | וְכִלָּ֣ה | wə·ḵil·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| even after | אַחֲרֵ֖י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| He has been good | הֵיטִ֥יב | hê·ṭîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| to you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Joshua 24:19 Exodus 23:21 · Exodus 20:5 · Isaiah 5:16 · Psalm 99:9 · Psalm 99:5 · Leviticus 19:2 · 1 Samuel 6:20 · Matthew 6:24 · Exodus 34:14 · Isaiah 6:3–5 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · 1 Corinthians 10:20–22
Joshua 24:20 Hebrews 10:26–27 · Ezekiel 18:24 · Acts 7:42 · Jeremiah 17:13 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Ezra 8:22 · Isaiah 1:28 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · Isaiah 63:10 · Isaiah 65:11–12 · Hebrews 10:38 · Joshua 23:12–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.