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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Joshua 23 (YLT)

[1] And it cometh to pass, many days after that Jehovah hath given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua is old, entering into days,
[2] and Joshua calleth for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and saith unto them, ‘I have become old; I have entered into days;
[3] and ye-ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God is He who is fighting for you;
[4] see, I have caused to fall to you these nations who are left for an inheritance to your tribes, from the Jordan, (and all the nations which I cut off), and the great sea, the going in of the sun.
[5] ‘As to Jehovah your God, He doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye have possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken to you,
[6] and ye have been very strong to keep and to do the whole that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so as not to turn aside from it right or left,
[7] so as not to go in among these nations, these who are left with you; and of the name of their gods ye do not make mention, nor do ye swear, nor do ye serve them, nor do ye bow yourselves to them;
[8] but to Jehovah your God ye do cleave, as ye have done till this day.
[9] And Jehovah is dispossessing from before you nations great and mighty; as for you, none hath stood in your presence till this day;
[10] one man of you doth pursue a thousand, for Jehovah your God is He who is fighting for you, as He hath spoken to you;
[11] and ye have been very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God.
[12] ‘But-if ye at all turn back and have cleaved to the remnant of these nations, these who are left with you, and intermarried with them, and gone in to them, and they to you,
[13] know certainly that Jehovah your God is not continuing to dispossess these nations from before you, and they have been to you for a gin, and for a snare, and for a scourge, in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, till ye perish from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you.
[14] ‘And lo, I am going, to-day, in the way of all the earth, and ye have known-with all your heart, and with all your soul-that there hath not fallen one thing of all the good things which Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you; the whole have come to you; there hath not failed of it one thing.
[15] ‘And it hath been, as there hath come upon you all the good thing which Jehovah your God hath spoken unto you, so doth Jehovah bring upon you the whole of the evil thing, till His destroying you from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you;
[16] in your transgressing the covenant of Jehovah your God which He commanded you, and ye have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them, then hath the anger of Jehovah burned against you, and ye have perished hastily from off the good land which He hath given to you.’