Joshua

Joshua 24:21–25

21“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”

22Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.”

“We are witnesses!” they said.

23“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

24So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

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Joshua 24:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Noלֹ֕אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the peopleהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
We will serveנַעֲבֹֽד׃na·‘ă·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH5647 work, serve
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Joshua 24:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
are witnessesעֵדִ֤ים‘ê·ḏîmNoun - masculine pluralH5707 witness
against yourselvesבָּכֶ֔םbā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתֶּ֞ם’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֥םbə·ḥar·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH977 choose
to serveלַעֲבֹ֣דla·‘ă·ḇōḏPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5647 work, serve
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
We are witnessesעֵדִֽים׃‘ê·ḏîmNoun - masculine pluralH5707 witness
they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say

Joshua 24:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
get rid ofהָסִ֛ירוּhā·sî·rūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH5493 turn aside
the foreignהַנֵּכָ֖רhan·nê·ḵārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5236 that which is foreign, foreignness
godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbə·qir·bə·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH7130 inward part, midst
and inclineוְהַטּוּ֙wə·haṭ·ṭūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םlə·ḇaḇ·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Joshua 24:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the peopleהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
We will serveנַעֲבֹ֔דna·‘ă·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH5647 work, serve
the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
and obeyנִשְׁמָֽע׃niš·mā‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH8085 hear
His voiceוּבְקוֹל֖וֹū·ḇə·qō·w·lōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6963 sound, voice

Joshua 24:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On thatהַה֑וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תway·yiḵ·rōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
for the peopleלָעָ֖םlā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and there at Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃biš·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7927 shoulder
he establishedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
for themל֛וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
a statuteחֹ֥קḥōqNoun - masculine singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טū·miš·pāṭConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment

Cross-references

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Joshua 24:22 Psalm 119:173 · Psalm 119:11 · Luke 10:42 · Job 15:6

Joshua 24:23 2 Corinthians 6:16–18 · Joshua 24:14 · 1 Samuel 7:3–4 · Proverbs 2:2 · Genesis 35:2–4 · Hebrews 12:28–29 · Judges 10:15–16

Joshua 24:24 Exodus 24:7

Joshua 24:25 Exodus 15:25 · Nehemiah 9:38 · 2 Chronicles 23:16 · 2 Kings 11:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.