Joshua
Joshua 24:2
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.
Footnotes
- a 24:2 Hebrew the River; also in verses 3, 14, and 15
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And 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 |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֗ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Long ago | מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם | mê·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| your fathers | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| including Terah | תֶּ֛רַח | te·raḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8646 Terach |
| the father | אֲבִ֥י | ’ă·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| of Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֖ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| and Nahor | נָח֑וֹר | nā·ḥō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5152 Nachor |
| lived | יָשְׁב֤וּ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| beyond | בְּעֵ֣בֶר | bə·‘ê·ḇer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5676 region across or beyond, side |
| the Euphrates | הַנָּהָ֗ר | han·nā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
| and worshiped | וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| other | אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.