Joshua
Joshua 24:23
23“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֕ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| therefore | וְעַתָּ֕ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| get rid of | הָסִ֛ירוּ | hā·sî·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| the foreign | הַנֵּכָ֖ר | han·nê·ḵār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness |
| gods | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| among you | בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם | bə·qir·bə·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H7130 inward part, midst |
| and incline | וְהַטּוּ֙ | wə·haṭ·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your hearts | לְבַבְכֶ֔ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.