Joshua
Joshua 24:27
27And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
Word by word
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| 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 |
| You see | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| this | הַזֹּאת֙ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| stone | הָאֶ֤בֶן | hā·’e·ḇen | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| It will be | תִּֽהְיֶה־ | tih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a witness | לְעֵדָ֔ה | lə·‘ê·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| against us | בָּ֣נוּ | bā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| has heard | שָׁמְעָ֗ה | šā·mə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8085 hear |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the words | אִמְרֵ֣י | ’im·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H561 something said |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has spoken | דִּבֶּ֖ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to us | עִמָּ֑נוּ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| and it will be | וְהָיְתָ֤ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a witness | לְעֵדָ֔ה | lə·‘ê·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| against you | בָכֶם֙ | ḇā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| if you ever | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| deny | תְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּן | tə·ḵa·ḥă·šūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
| your God | בֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | bê·lō·hê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 19:40 · Joshua 22:34 · Matthew 10:33 · Deuteronomy 31:26 · Joshua 22:27–28 · Deuteronomy 32:1 · 2 Timothy 2:12–13 · 1 Samuel 7:12 · Job 31:23 · Isaiah 1:2 · Proverbs 30:9 · Deuteronomy 31:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.