Joshua 23 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Joshua 24

¹Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 gathered^H622^(H8799) all the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 to Shechem^H7927, and called^H7121^(H8799) for the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478, and for their heads^H7218, and for their judges^H8199^(H8802), and for their officers^H7860^(H8802); and they presented^H3320^(H8691) themselves before^H6440 God^H430.

² Joshua said to all the people, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 said^H559^(H8799) unto all the people^H5971, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, Your fathers^H1 dwelt^H3427^(H8804) on the other side^H5676 of the flood^H5104 in old time^H5769, even Terah^H8646, the father^H1 of Abraham^H85, and the father^H1 of Nachor^H5152: and they served^H5647^(H8799) other^H312 gods^H430.

³ I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his offspring, and gave him Isaac.

KJVAnd I took^H3947^(H8799) your father^H1 Abraham^H85 from the other side^H5676 of the flood^H5104, and led^H3212^(H8686) him throughout all the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, and multiplied^H7235^(H8686) his seed^H2233, and gave^H5414^(H8799) him Isaac^H3327.

⁴ I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

KJVAnd I gave^H5414^(H8799) unto Isaac^H3327 Jacob^H3290 and Esau^H6215: and I gave^H5414^(H8799) unto Esau^H6215 mount^H2022 Seir^H8165, to possess^H3423^(H8800) it; but Jacob^H3290 and his children^H1121 went down^H3381^(H8804) into Egypt^H4714.

⁵ “‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.

KJVI sent^H7971^(H8799) Moses^H4872 also and Aaron^H175, and I plagued^H5062^(H8799) Egypt^H4714, according to that which^H834 I did^H6213^(H8804) among^H7130 them: and afterward^H310 I brought you out^H3318^(H8689).

⁶ I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the sea. The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Red Sea.

KJVAnd I brought^H3318^(H8686) your fathers^H1 out of Egypt^H4714: and ye came^H935^(H8799) unto the sea^H3220; and the Egyptians^H4714 pursued^H7291^(H8799) after^H310 your fathers^H1 with chariots^H7393 and horsemen^H6571 unto the Red^H5488 sea^H3220.

⁷ When they cried out to Yahweh, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness many days.

KJVAnd when they cried^H6817^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, he put^H7760^(H8799) darkness^H3990 between you and the Egyptians^H4713, and brought^H935^(H8686) the sea^H3220 upon them, and covered^H3680^(H8762) them; and your eyes^H5869 have seen^H7200^(H8799) what I have done^H6213^(H8804) in Egypt^H4714: and ye dwelt^H3427^(H8799) in the wilderness^H4057 a long^H7227 season^H3117.

⁸ “‘I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand. You possessed their land, and I destroyed them from before you.

KJVAnd I brought^H935^(H8686) you into the land^H776 of the Amorites^H567, which dwelt^H3427^(H8802) on the other side^H5676 Jordan^H3383; and they fought^H3898^(H8735) with you: and I gave^H5414^(H8799) them into your hand^H3027, that ye might possess^H3423^(H8799) their land^H776; and I destroyed^H8045^(H8686) them from before^H6440 you.

⁹ Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,

KJVThen Balak^H1111 the son^H1121 of Zippor^H6834, king^H4428 of Moab^H4124, arose^H6965^(H8799) and warred^H3898^(H8735) against Israel^H3478, and sent^H7971^(H8799) and called^H7121^(H8799) Balaam^H1109 the son^H1121 of Beor^H1160 to curse^H7043^(H8763) you:

¹⁰ but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand.

KJVBut I would^H14^(H8804) not hearken^H8085^(H8800) unto Balaam^H1109; therefore he blessed^H1288^(H8762) you still^H1288^(H8800): so I delivered^H5337^(H8686) you out of his hand^H3027.

¹¹ “‘You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho. The men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

KJVAnd ye went over^H5674^(H8799) Jordan^H3383, and came^H935^(H8799) unto Jericho^H3405: and the men^H1167 of Jericho^H3405 fought^H3898^(H8735) against you, the Amorites^H567, and the Perizzites^H6522, and the Canaanites^H3669, and the Hittites^H2850, and the Girgashites^H1622, the Hivites^H2340, and the Jebusites^H2983; and I delivered^H5414^(H8799) them into your hand^H3027.

¹² I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.

KJVAnd I sent^H7971^(H8799) the hornet^H6880 before^H6440 you, which drave them out^H1644^(H8762) from before^H6440 you, even the two^H8147 kings^H4428 of the Amorites^H567; but not with thy sword^H2719, nor with thy bow^H7198.

¹³ I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’

KJVAnd I have given^H5414^(H8799) you a land^H776 for which ye did not labour^H3021^(H8804), and cities^H5892 which ye built^H1129^(H8804) not, and ye dwell^H3427^(H8799) in them; of the vineyards^H3754 and oliveyards^H2132 which ye planted^H5193^(H8804) not do ye eat^H398^(H8802).

¹⁴ “Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve Yahweh.

KJVNow therefore fear^H3372^(H8798) the LORD^H3068, and serve^H5647^(H8798) him in sincerity^H8549 and in truth^H571: and put away^H5493^(H8685) the gods^H430 which your fathers^H1 served^H5647^(H8804) on the other side^H5676 of the flood^H5104, and in Egypt^H4714; and serve^H5647^(H8798) ye the LORD^H3068.

¹⁵ If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

KJVAnd if it seem evil^H7489^(H8804) unto you^H4310 to serve^H5647^(H8800) the LORD^H3068, choose^H977^(H8798) you this day^H3117 whom^H5869 ye will serve^H5647^(H8799); whether the gods^H430 which your fathers^H1 served^H5647^(H8804) that were on the other side^H5676 of the flood^H5104, or the gods^H430 of the Amorites^H567, in whose land^H776 ye dwell^H3427^(H8802): but as for me and my house^H1004, we will serve^H5647^(H8799) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁶ The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;

KJVAnd the people^H5971 answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799), God forbid^H2486 that we should forsake^H5800^(H8800) the LORD^H3068, to serve^H5647^(H8800) other^H312 gods^H430;

¹⁷ for it is Yahweh our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the middle of whom we passed.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 our God^H430, he it is that brought us up^H5927^(H8688) and our fathers^H1 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, from the house^H1004 of bondage^H5650, and which did^H6213^(H8804) those great^H1419 signs^H226 in our sight^H5869, and preserved^H8104^(H8799) us in all the way^H1870 wherein we went^H1980^(H8804), and among all the people^H5971 through^H7130 whom we passed^H5674^(H8804):

¹⁸ Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 drave out^H1644^(H8762) from before^H6440 us all the people^H5971, even the Amorites^H567 which dwelt^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776: therefore will we also serve^H5647^(H8799) the LORD^H3068; for he is our God^H430.

¹⁹ Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve Yahweh, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 said^H559^(H8799) unto the people^H5971, Ye cannot^H3201^(H8799) serve^H5647^(H8800) the LORD^H3068: for he is an holy^H6918 God^H430; he is a jealous^H7072 God^H410; he will not forgive^H5375^(H8799) your transgressions^H6588 nor your sins^H2403.

²⁰ If you forsake Yahweh, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after he has done you good.”

KJVIf ye forsake^H5800^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and serve^H5647^(H8804) strange^H5236 gods^H430, then he will turn^H7725^(H8804) and do you hurt^H7489^(H8689), and consume^H3615^(H8765) you, after^H310 that he hath done you good^H3190^(H8689).

²¹ The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve Yahweh.”

KJVAnd the people^H5971 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joshua^H3091, Nay; but we will serve^H5647^(H8799) the LORD^H3068.

²² Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 said^H559^(H8799) unto the people^H5971, Ye are witnesses^H5707 against yourselves that ye have chosen^H977^(H8804) you the LORD^H3068, to serve^H5647^(H8800) him. And they said^H559^(H8799), We are witnesses^H5707.

²³ “Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”

KJVNow therefore put away^H5493^(H8685), said he, the strange^H5236 gods^H430 which are among^H7130 you, and incline^H5186^(H8685) your heart^H3824 unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478.

²⁴ The people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.”

KJVAnd the people^H5971 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joshua^H3091, The LORD^H3068 our God^H430 will we serve^H5647^(H8799), and his voice^H6963 will we obey^H8085^(H8799).

²⁵ So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

KJVSo Joshua^H3091 made^H3772^(H8799) a covenant^H1285 with the people^H5971 that day^H3117, and set^H7760^(H8799) them a statute^H2706 and an ordinance^H4941 in Shechem^H7927.

²⁶ Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 wrote^H3789^(H8799) these words^H1697 in the book^H5612 of the law^H8451 of God^H430, and took^H3947^(H8799) a great^H1419 stone^H68, and set it up^H6965^(H8686) there under an oak^H427, that was by the sanctuary^H4720 of the LORD^H3068.

²⁷ Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all Yahweh’s words which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 said^H559^(H8799) unto all the people^H5971, Behold, this stone^H68 shall be a witness^H5713 unto us; for it hath heard^H8085^(H8804) all the words^H561 of the LORD^H3068 which he spake^H1696^(H8765) unto us: it shall be therefore a witness^H5713 unto you, lest ye deny^H3584^(H8762) your God^H430.

²⁸ So Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

KJVSo Joshua^H3091 let the people^H5971 depart^H7971^(H8762), every man^H376 unto his inheritance^H5159.

²⁹ After these things, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.

KJVAnd it came to pass after^H310 these things^H1697, that Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126, the servant^H5650 of the LORD^H3068, died^H4191^(H8799), being an hundred^H3967 and ten^H6235 years^H8141 old^H1121.

³⁰ They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

KJVAnd they buried^H6912^(H8799) him in the border^H1366 of his inheritance^H5159 in Timnathserah^H8556, which is in mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, on the north side^H6828 of the hill^H2022 of Gaash^H1608.

³¹ Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Yahweh, that he had worked for Israel.

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 served^H5647^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 all the days^H3117 of Joshua^H3091, and all the days^H3117 of the elders^H2205 that overlived^H748^(H8689)^H3117^H310 Joshua^H3091, and which had known^H3045^(H8804) all the works^H4639 of the LORD^H3068, that he had done^H6213^(H8804) for Israel^H3478.

³² They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

KJVAnd the bones^H6106 of Joseph^H3130, which the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 brought up^H5927^(H8689) out of Egypt^H4714, buried^H6912^(H8804) they in Shechem^H7927, in a parcel^H2513 of ground^H7704 which Jacob^H3290 bought^H7069^(H8804) of the sons^H1121 of Hamor^H2544 the father^H1 of Shechem^H7927 for an hundred^H3967 pieces of silver^H7192: and it became the inheritance^H5159 of the children^H1121 of Joseph^H3130.

³³ Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.

KJVAnd Eleazar^H499 the son^H1121 of Aaron^H175 died^H4191^(H8804); and they buried^H6912^(H8799) him in a hill^H1389 that pertained to Phinehas^H6372 his son^H1121, which was given^H5414^(H8738) him in mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669.

WEB·Joshua 23

¹After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,

KJVAnd it came to pass a long^H7227 time^H3117 after^H310 that the LORD^H3068 had given rest^H5117^(H8689) unto Israel^H3478 from all their enemies^H341^(H8802) round about^H5439, that Joshua^H3091 waxed old^H2204^(H8804) and stricken^H935^(H8804) in age^H3117.

² Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, “I am old and well advanced in years.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 called^H7121^(H8799) for all Israel^H3478, and for their elders^H2205, and for their heads^H7218, and for their judges^H8199^(H8802), and for their officers^H7860^(H8802), and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, I am old^H2204^(H8804) and stricken^H935^(H8804) in age^H3117:

³ You have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is Yahweh your God who has fought for you.

KJVAnd ye have seen^H7200^(H8804) all that the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 hath done^H6213^(H8804) unto all these nations^H1471 because^H6440 of you; for the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 is he that hath fought^H3898^(H8737) for you.

⁴ Behold, I have allotted to you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea toward the going down of the sun.

KJVBehold^H7200^(H8798), I have divided^H5307^(H8689) unto you by lot these nations^H1471 that remain^H7604^(H8737), to be an inheritance^H5159 for your tribes^H7626, from Jordan^H3383, with all the nations^H1471 that I have cut off^H3772^(H8689), even unto the great^H1419 sea^H3220 westward^H3996^H8121.

⁵ Yahweh your God will thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight. You shall possess their land, as Yahweh your God spoke to you.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, he shall expel^H1920^(H8799) them from before^H6440 you, and drive^H3423^(H8689) them from out of your sight^H6440; and ye shall possess^H3423^(H8804) their land^H776, as the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 hath promised^H1696^(H8765) unto you.

⁶ “Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you not turn away from it to the right hand or to the left;

KJVBe ye therefore very^H3966 courageous^H2388^(H8804) to keep^H8104^(H8800) and to do^H6213^(H8800) all that is written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H5612 of the law^H8451 of Moses^H4872, that ye turn^H5493^(H8800) not aside therefrom to the right hand^H3225 or to the left^H8040;

⁷ that you not come among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves to them;

KJVThat ye come^H935^(H8800) not among these nations^H1471, these that remain^H7604^(H8737) among you; neither make mention^H2142^(H8686) of the name^H8034 of their gods^H430, nor cause to swear^H7650^(H8686) by them, neither serve^H5647^(H8799) them, nor bow^H7812^(H8691) yourselves unto them:

⁸ but hold fast to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day.

KJVBut cleave^H1692^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, as ye have done^H6213^(H8804) unto this day^H3117.

⁹ “For Yahweh has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 hath driven out^H3423^(H8686) from before^H6440 you great^H1419 nations^H1471 and strong^H6099: but as for you, no man^H376 hath been able to stand^H5975^(H8804) before^H6440 you unto this day^H3117.

¹⁰ One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.

KJVOne^H259 man^H376 of you shall chase^H7291^(H8799) a thousand^H505: for the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, he it is that fighteth^H3898^(H8737) for you, as he hath promised^H1696^(H8765) you.

¹¹ Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.

KJVTake good^H3966 heed^H8104^(H8738) therefore unto yourselves^H5315, that ye love^H157^(H8800) the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

¹² “But if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;

KJVElse if ye do in any wise^H7725^(H8800) go back^H7725^(H8799), and cleave^H1692^(H8804) unto the remnant^H3499 of these nations^H1471, even these that remain^H7604^(H8737) among you, and shall make marriages^H2859^(H8694) with them, and go in^H935^(H8804) unto them, and they to you:

¹³ know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.

KJVKnow^H3045^(H8799) for a certainty^H3045^(H8800) that the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 will no more^H3254^(H8686) drive out^H3423^(H8687) any of these nations^H1471 from before^H6440 you; but they shall be snares^H6341 and traps^H4170 unto you, and scourges^H7850 in your sides^H6654, and thorns^H6796 in your eyes^H5869, until ye perish^H6^(H8800) from off this good^H2896 land^H127 which the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 hath given^H5414^(H8804) you.

¹⁴ “Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.

KJVAnd, behold, this day^H3117 I am going^H1980^(H8802) the way^H1870 of all the earth^H776: and ye know^H3045^(H8804) in all your hearts^H3824 and in all your souls^H5315, that not one^H259 thing^H1697 hath failed^H5307^(H8804) of all the good^H2896 things^H1697 which the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 spake^H1696^(H8765) concerning you; all are come to pass^H935^(H8804) unto you, and not one^H259 thing^H1697 hath failed^H5307^(H8804) thereof.

¹⁵ It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you,

KJVTherefore it shall come to pass, that as all good^H2896 things^H1697 are come^H935^(H8804) upon you, which the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 promised^H1696^(H8765) you; so shall the LORD^H3068 bring^H935^(H8686) upon you all evil^H7451 things^H1697, until he have destroyed^H8045^(H8687) you from off this good^H2896 land^H127 which the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 hath given^H5414^(H8804) you.

¹⁶ when you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them. Then Yahweh’s anger will be kindled against you, and you will perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.”

KJVWhen ye have transgressed^H5674^(H8800) the covenant^H1285 of the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, which he commanded^H6680^(H8765) you, and have gone^H1980^(H8804) and served^H5647^(H8804) other^H312 gods^H430, and bowed^H7812^(H8694) yourselves to them; then shall the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 be kindled^H2734^(H8804) against you, and ye shall perish^H6^(H8804) quickly^H4120 from off the good^H2896 land^H776 which he hath given^H5414^(H8804) unto you.

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