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World English Bible

Joshua 23 (WEBP)

[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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Joshua 23 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest () unto Israel from all their enemies () round about, that Joshua waxed old () and stricken () in age.
[2] And Joshua called () for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, () and for their officers, () and said () unto them, I am old () and stricken () in age:
[3] and ye have seen () all that the Lord your God hath done () unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought () for you.
[4] Behold, () I have divided () unto you by lot these nations that remain, () to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, () even unto the great sea westward.
[5] And the Lord your God, he shall expel () them from before you, and drive () them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess () their land, as the Lord your God hath promised () unto you.
[6] Be ye therefore very courageous () to keep () and to do () all that is written () in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn () not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
[7] that ye come () not 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 () yourselves unto them:
[8] but cleave () unto the Lord your God, as ye have done () unto this day.
[9] For the Lord hath driven out () from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand () before you unto this day.
[10] One man of you shall chase () a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth () for you, as he hath promised () you.
[11] Take good heed () therefore unto yourselves, that ye love () the Lord your God.
[12] Else if ye do in any wise () go back, () and cleave () unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain () among you, and shall make marriages () with them, and go in () unto them, and they to you:
[13] know () for a certainty () that the Lord your God will no more () drive out () any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish () from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given () you.
[14] And, behold, this day I am going () the way of all the earth: and ye know () in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed () of all the good things which the Lord your God spake () concerning you; all are come to pass () unto you, and not one thing hath failed () thereof.
[15] Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come () upon you, which the Lord your God promised () you; so shall the Lord bring () upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed () you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given () you.
[16] When ye have transgressed () the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded () you, and have gone () and served () other gods, and bowed () yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled () against you, and ye shall perish () quickly from off the good land which he hath given () unto you.

Joshua 23:1 Heb. come into days
Joshua 23:4 Heb. at the sun set
Joshua 23:8 Or, for if you will cleave, etc.
Joshua 23:9 Or, Then the LORD will drive
Joshua 23:11 Heb. souls

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joshua 23 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο μεθ ημερας πλειους μετα το καταπαυσαι κυριον τον ισραηλ απο παντων των εχθρων αυτων κυκλοθεν και ιησους πρεσβυτερος προβεβηκως ταις ημεραις
[2] και συνεκαλεσεν ιησους παντας τους υιους ισραηλ και την γερουσιαν αυτων και τους αρχοντας αυτων και τους γραμματεις αυτων και τους δικαστας αυτων και ειπεν προς αυτους εγω γεγηρακα και προβεβηκα ταις ημεραις
[3] υμεις δε εωρακατε οσα εποιησεν κυριος ο θεος υμων πασιν τοις εθνεσιν τουτοις απο προσωπου υμων οτι κυριος ο θεος υμων ο εκπολεμησας υμιν
[4] ιδετε οτι επερριφα υμιν τα εθνη τα καταλελειμμενα υμιν ταυτα εν τοις κληροις εις τας φυλας υμων απο του ιορδανου παντα τα εθνη α εξωλεθρευσα και απο της θαλασσης της μεγαλης οριει επι δυσμας ηλιου
[5] κυριος δε ο θεος υμων ουτος εξολεθρευσει αυτους απο προσωπου υμων εως αν απολωνται και αποστελει αυτοις τα θηρια τα αγρια εως αν εξολεθρευση αυτους και τους βασιλεις αυτων απο προσωπου υμων και κατακληρονομησατε την γην αυτων καθα ελαλησεν κυριος ο θεος υμων υμιν
[6] κατισχυσατε ουν σφοδρα φυλασσειν και ποιειν παντα τα γεγραμμενα εν τω βιβλιω του νομου μωυση ινα μη εκκλινητε εις δεξιαν η ευωνυμα
[7] οπως μη εισελθητε εις τα εθνη τα καταλελειμμενα ταυτα και τα ονοματα των θεων αυτων ουκ ονομασθησεται εν υμιν ουδε μη προσκυνησητε αυτοις ουδε μη λατρευσητε αυτοις
[8] αλλα κυριω τω θεω υμων προσκολληθησεσθε καθαπερ εποιησατε εως της ημερας ταυτης
[9] και εξωλεθρευσεν αυτους κυριος απο προσωπου υμων εθνη μεγαλα και ισχυρα και υμιν ουθεις αντεστη κατενωπιον υμων εως της ημερας ταυτης
[10] εις υμων εδιωξεν χιλιους οτι κυριος ο θεος υμων εξεπολεμει υμιν καθαπερ ειπεν υμιν
[11] και φυλαξασθε σφοδρα του αγαπαν κυριον τον θεον υμων
[12] εαν γαρ αποστραφητε και προσθησθε τοις υπολειφθεισιν εθνεσιν τουτοις τοις μεθ υμων και επιγαμιας ποιησητε προς αυτους και συγκαταμιγητε αυτοις και αυτοι υμιν
[13] γινωσκετε οτι ου μη προσθη κυριος του εξολεθρευσαι τα εθνη ταυτα απο προσωπου υμων και εσονται υμιν εις παγιδας και εις σκανδαλα και εις ηλους εν ταις πτερναις υμων και εις βολιδας εν τοις οφθαλμοις υμων εως αν απολησθε απο της γης της αγαθης ταυτης ην εδωκεν υμιν κυριος ο θεος υμων
[14] εγω δε αποτρεχω την οδον καθα και παντες οι επι της γης και γνωσεσθε τη καρδια υμων και τη ψυχη υμων διοτι ου διεπεσεν εις λογος απο παντων των λογων ων ειπεν κυριος ο θεος υμων προς παντα τα ανηκοντα υμιν ου διεφωνησεν εξ αυτων
[15] και εσται ον τροπον ηκει εφ υμας παντα τα ρηματα τα καλα α ελαλησεν κυριος προς υμας ουτως επαξει κυριος ο θεος εφ υμας παντα τα ρηματα τα πονηρα εως αν εξολεθρευση υμας απο της γης της αγαθης ταυτης ης εδωκεν κυριος υμιν
[16] εν τω παραβηναι υμας την διαθηκην κυριου του θεου υμων ην ενετειλατο υμιν και πορευθεντες λατρευσητε θεοις ετεροις και προσκυνησητε αυτοις