Joshua

Joshua 24:19

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.