Joshua

Joshua 24:24–25

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
said	וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
We will serve	נַעֲבֹ֔ד	na·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
and obey	נִשְׁמָֽע׃	niš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H8085 hear
His voice	וּבְקוֹל֖וֹ	ū·ḇə·qō·w·lōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
made	וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּרִ֛ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
for the people	לָעָ֖ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and there at Shechem	בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃	biš·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
he established	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
for them	ל֛וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a statute	חֹ֥ק	ḥōq	Noun - masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinance	וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט	ū·miš·pāṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.