Joshua 23 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, ^[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. ^[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. ^[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. ^[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. ^[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; ^[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; ^[8] but hold fast to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day. ^[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. ^[10] One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you. ^[11] Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God. ^[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; ^[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. ^[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. ^[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, ^[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.”

King James Version

^[1] And it came to pass a longH7227 timeH3117 afterH310 that the LordH3068 had given restH5117(HiphPerf) unto IsraelH3478 from all their enemiesH341(QalActPtc) round about,H5439 that JoshuaH3091 waxed oldH2204(QalPerf) [and] strickenH935(QalPerf) in age.H3117 ^[2] And JoshuaH3091 calledH7121(QalImpf) for all Israel,H3478 [and] for their elders,H2205 and for their heads,H7218 and for their judges,H8199(QalActPtc) and for their officers,H7860(QalActPtc) and saidH559(QalImpf) unto them, I am oldH2204(QalPerf) [and] strickenH935(QalPerf) in age:H3117 ^[3] And ye have seenH7200(QalPerf) all that the LordH3068 your GodH430 hath doneH6213(QalPerf) unto all these nationsH1471 becauseH6440 of you; for the LordH3068 your GodH430 [is] he that hath foughtH3898(NiphPtc) for you. ^[4] Behold,H7200(QalImpv) I have dividedH5307(HiphPerf) unto you by lot these nationsH1471 that remain,H7604(NiphPtc) to be an inheritanceH5159 for your tribes,H7626 from Jordan,H3383 with all the nationsH1471 that I have cut off,H3772(HiphPerf) even unto the greatH1419 seaH3220 westward.H3996 ^[5] And the LordH3068 your God,H430 he shall expelH1920(QalImpf) them from beforeH6440 you, and driveH3423(HiphPerf) them from out of your sight;H6440 and ye shall possessH3423(QalPerf) their land,H776 as the LordH3068 your GodH430 hath promisedH1696(PielPerf) unto you. ^[6] Be ye therefore veryH3966 courageousH2388(QalPerf) to keepH8104(QalInf) and to doH6213(QalInf) all that is writtenH3789(QalPasPtc) in the bookH5612 of the lawH8451 of Moses,H4872 that ye turnH5493(QalInf) not aside therefrom [to] the right handH3225 or [to] the left;H8040 ^[7] That ye comeH935(QalInf) not among these nations,H1471 these that remainH7604(NiphPtc) among you; neither make mentionH2142(HiphImpf) of the nameH8034 of their gods,H430 nor cause to swearH7650(HiphImpf) [by them], neither serveH5647(QalImpf) them, nor bowH7812(HithImpf) yourselves unto them: ^[8] But cleaveH1692(QalImpf) unto the LordH3068 your God,H430 as ye have doneH6213(QalPerf) unto this day.H3117 ^[9] For the LordH3068 hath driven outH3423(HiphImpf) from beforeH6440 you greatH1419 nationsH1471 and strong:H6099 but [as for] you, no manH376 hath been able to standH5975(QalPerf) beforeH6440 you unto this day.H3117 ^[10] OneH259 manH376 of you shall chaseH7291(QalImpf) a thousand:H505 for the LordH3068 your God,H430 he [it is] that fightethH3898(NiphPtc) for you, as he hath promisedH1696(PielPerf) you. ^[11] Take goodH3966 heedH8104(NiphPerf) therefore unto yourselves,H5315 that ye loveH157(QalInf) the LordH3068 your God.H430 ^[12] Else if ye do in any wiseH7725(QalInf) go back,H7725(QalImpf) and cleaveH1692(QalPerf) unto the remnantH3499 of these nations,H1471 [even] these that remainH7604(NiphPtc) among you, and shall make marriagesH2859(HithPerf) with them, and go inH935(QalPerf) unto them, and they to you: ^[13] KnowH3045(QalImpf) for a certaintyH3045(QalInf) that the LordH3068 your GodH430 will no moreH3254(HiphImpf) drive outH3423(HiphInf) [any of] these nationsH1471 from beforeH6440 you; but they shall be snaresH6341 and trapsH4170 unto you, and scourgesH7850 in your sides,H6654 and thornsH6796 in your eyes,H5869 until ye perishH6(QalInf) from off this goodH2896 landH127 which the LordH3068 your GodH430 hath givenH5414(QalPerf) you. ^[14] And, behold, this dayH3117 I [am] goingH1980(QalActPtc) the wayH1870 of all the earth:H776 and ye knowH3045(QalPerf) in all your heartsH3824 and in all your souls,H5315 that not oneH259 thingH1697 hath failedH5307(QalPerf) of all the goodH2896 thingsH1697 which the LordH3068 your GodH430 spakeH1696(PielPerf) concerning you; all are come to passH935(QalPerf) unto you, [and] not oneH259 thingH1697 hath failedH5307(QalPerf) thereof. ^[15] Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all goodH2896 thingsH1697 are comeH935(QalPerf) upon you, which the LordH3068 your GodH430 promisedH1696(PielPerf) you; so shall the LordH3068 bringH935(HiphImpf) upon you all evilH7451 things,H1697 until he have destroyedH8045(HiphInf) you from off this goodH2896 landH127 which the LordH3068 your GodH430 hath givenH5414(QalPerf) you. ^[16] When ye have transgressedH5674(QalInf) the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 your God,H430 which he commandedH6680(PielPerf) you, and have goneH1980(QalPerf) and servedH5647(QalPerf) otherH312 gods,H430 and bowedH7812(HithPerf) yourselves to them; then shall the angerH639 of the LordH3068 be kindledH2734(QalPerf) against you, and ye shall perishH6(QalPerf) quicklyH4120 from off the goodH2896 landH776 which he hath givenH5414(QalPerf) unto you.

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