Joshua

Joshua 24:2–4

2And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphratesa and worshiped other gods. 3But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac, 4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Footnotes

  • a 24:2 Hebrew the River; also in verses 3, 14, and 15

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Joshua 24:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֗םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
This is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Long agoמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םmê·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
including Terahתֶּ֛רַחte·raḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH8646 Terach
the fatherאֲבִ֥י’ă·ḇîNoun - masculine singular constructH1 father
of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
and Nahorנָח֑וֹרnā·ḥō·wrNoun - proper - masculine singularH5152 Nachor
livedיָשְׁב֤וּyā·šə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbə·‘ê·ḇerPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5676 region across or beyond, side
the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֗רhan·nā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5104 stream, river
and worshipedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּway·ya·‘aḇ·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5647 work, serve
otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God

Joshua 24:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But I tookוָ֠אֶקַּחwā·’eq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH3947 take
your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֤ם’ă·ḇî·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
from beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרmê·‘ê·ḇerPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH5676 region across or beyond, side
the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֔רhan·nā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5104 stream, river
and ledוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְwā·’ō·w·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
himאוֹת֖וֹ’ō·w·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
through allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landאֶ֣רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןkə·nā·‘anNoun - proper - masculine singularH3667 Canaan
and I multipliedוָאֶרֶבwå̄·ʾɛ·rɛḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
his descendantsזַרְע֔וֹzar·‘ōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
I gaveוָֽאֶתֶּן־wā·’et·ten-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
himל֖וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yiṣ·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac

Joshua 24:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קlə·yiṣ·ḥāqPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֣ןwā·’et·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
and Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֨ןwā·’et·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
Esauלְעֵשָׂ֜וlə·‘ê·śāwPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
Mountהַ֤רharNoun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Seirשֵׂעִיר֙śê·‘îrNoun - proper - feminine singularH8165 Se`îr
to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתlā·re·šeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
but Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֥בwə·ya·‘ă·qōḇConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוū·ḇā·nāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
went downיָרְד֥וּyā·rə·ḏūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3381 come or go down, descend
to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

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Joshua 24:2 Joshua 24:15 · Ezekiel 16:3 · Genesis 31:30 · Isaiah 51:2 · Genesis 31:53 · Genesis 31:19 · Genesis 35:4 · Genesis 31:32 · Deuteronomy 26:5

Joshua 24:3 Genesis 12:1–4 · Genesis 21:2–3 · Acts 7:2–3

Joshua 24:4 Genesis 36:8 · Deuteronomy 2:5 · Acts 7:15 · Genesis 25:24–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.