Joshua

Joshua 24:22

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

“We are witnesses!” they said.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
told	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You	אַתֶּם֙	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are witnesses	עֵדִ֤ים	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness
against yourselves	בָּכֶ֔ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּ֞ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have chosen	בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם	bə·ḥar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H977 choose
to serve	לַעֲבֹ֣ד	la·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
We are witnesses	עֵדִֽים׃	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.