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Joshua 24 (WEBP)

[1] Joshua 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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[5] “ ‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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,
[10] but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand.
[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.
[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.
[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.’
[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.
[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.”
[16] The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;
[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.
[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.”
[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.
[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.”
[21] The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve Yahweh.”
[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.”
[23] “Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”
[24] The people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.”
[25] So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
[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.
[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.”
[28] So Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.
[29] After these things, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.

Joshua 24:3 or, seed
Joshua 24:32 Hebrew: kesitahs. A kesitah was a kind of silver coin.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Joshua 24 (KJVS)

[1] And Joshua gathered () all the tribes of Israel to Shechem , and called () for the elders of Israel , and for their heads , and for their judges (), and for their officers (); and they presented () themselves before God .
[2] And Joshua said () unto all the people , Thus saith () the LORD God of Israel , Your fathers dwelt () on the other side of the flood in old time , [even] Terah , the father of Abraham , and the father of Nachor : and they served () other gods .
[3] And I took () your father Abraham from the other side of the flood , and led () him throughout all the land of Canaan , and multiplied () his seed , and gave () him Isaac .
[4] And I gave () unto Isaac Jacob and Esau : and I gave () unto Esau mount Seir , to possess () it; but Jacob and his children went down () into Egypt .
[5] I sent () Moses also and Aaron , and I plagued () Egypt , according to that which I did () among them: and afterward I brought you out ().
[6] And I brought () your fathers out of Egypt : and ye came () unto the sea ; and the Egyptians pursued () after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea .
[7] And when they cried () unto the LORD , he put () darkness between you and the Egyptians , and brought () the sea upon them, and covered () them; and your eyes have seen () what I have done () in Egypt : and ye dwelt () in the wilderness a long season .
[8] And I brought () you into the land of the Amorites , which dwelt () on the other side Jordan ; and they fought () with you: and I gave () them into your hand , that ye might possess () their land ; and I destroyed () them from before you.
[9] Then Balak the son of Zippor , king of Moab , arose () and warred () against Israel , and sent () and called () Balaam the son of Beor to curse () you:
[10] But I would () not hearken () unto Balaam ; therefore he blessed () you still (): so I delivered () you out of his hand .
[11] And ye went over () Jordan , and came () unto Jericho : and the men of Jericho fought () against you, the Amorites , and the Perizzites , and the Canaanites , and the Hittites , and the Girgashites , the Hivites , and the Jebusites ; and I delivered () them into your hand .
[12] And I sent () the hornet before you, which drave them out () from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites ; [but] not with thy sword , nor with thy bow .
[13] And I have given () you a land for which ye did not labour (), and cities which ye built () not, and ye dwell () in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted () not do ye eat ().
[14] Now therefore fear () the LORD , and serve () him in sincerity and in truth : and put away () the gods which your fathers served () on the other side of the flood , and in Egypt ; and serve () ye the LORD .
[15] And if it seem evil () unto you to serve () the LORD , choose () you this day whom ye will serve (); whether the gods which your fathers served () that [were] on the other side of the flood , or the gods of the Amorites , in whose land ye dwell (): but as for me and my house , we will serve () the LORD .
[16] And the people answered () and said (), God forbid that we should forsake () the LORD , to serve () other gods ;
[17] For the LORD our God , he [it is] that brought us up () and our fathers out of the land of Egypt , from the house of bondage , and which did () those great signs in our sight , and preserved () us in all the way wherein we went (), and among all the people through whom we passed ():
[18] And the LORD drave out () from before us all the people , even the Amorites which dwelt () in the land : [therefore] will we also serve () the LORD ; for he [is] our God .
[19] And Joshua said () unto the people , Ye cannot () serve () the LORD : for he [is] an holy God ; he [is] a jealous God ; he will not forgive () your transgressions nor your sins .
[20] If ye forsake () the LORD , and serve () strange gods , then he will turn () and do you hurt (), and consume () you, after that he hath done you good ().
[21] And the people said () unto Joshua , Nay; but we will serve () the LORD .
[22] And Joshua said () unto the people , Ye [are] witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen () you the LORD , to serve () him. And they said (), [We are] witnesses .
[23] Now therefore put away (), [said he], the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline () your heart unto the LORD God of Israel .
[24] And the people said () unto Joshua , The LORD our God will we serve (), and his voice will we obey ().
[25] So Joshua made () a covenant with the people that day , and set () them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem .
[26] And Joshua wrote () these words in the book of the law of God , and took () a great stone , and set it up () there under an oak , that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD .
[27] And Joshua said () unto all the people , Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard () all the words of the LORD which he spake () unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny () your God .
[28] So Joshua let the people depart (), every man unto his inheritance .
[29] And it came to pass after these things , that Joshua the son of Nun , the servant of the LORD , died (), [being] an hundred and ten years old .
[30] And they buried () him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah , which [is] in mount Ephraim , on the north side of the hill of Gaash .
[31] And Israel served () the LORD all the days of Joshua , and all the days of the elders that overlived () Joshua , and which had known () all the works of the LORD , that he had done () for Israel .
[32] And the bones of Joseph , which the children of Israel brought up () out of Egypt , buried () they in Shechem , in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought () of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver : and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph .
[33] And Eleazar the son of Aaron died (); and they buried () him in a hill [that pertained to] Phinehas his son , which was given () him in mount Ephraim .

Young’s Literal Translation

Joshua 24 (YLT)

[1] And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and they station themselves before God.
[2] And Joshua saith unto all the people, ‘Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old-Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor-and they serve other gods;
[3] and I take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.
[4] And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.
[5] And I send Moses and Aaron, and plague Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and afterwards I have brought you out.
[6] And I bring out your fathers from Egypt, and ye go into the sea, and the Egyptians pursue after your fathers, with chariot and with horsemen, to the Red Sea;
[7] and they cry unto Jehovah, and He setteth thick darkness between you and the Egyptians, and bringeth on them the sea, and covereth them, and your eyes see that which I have done in Egypt; and ye dwell in a wilderness many days.
[8] ‘And I bring you in unto the land of the Amorite who is dwelling beyond the Jordan, and they fight with you, and I give them into your hand, and ye possess their land, and I destroy them out of your presence.
[9] ‘And Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, riseth and fighteth against Israel, and sendeth and calleth for Balaam son of Beor, to revile you,
[10] and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand.
[11] ‘And ye pass over the Jordan, and come in unto Jericho, and fight against you do the possessors of Jericho-the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite-and I give them into your hand.
[12] And I send before you the hornet, and it casteth them out from your presence-two kings of the Amorite-not by thy sword, nor by thy bow.
[13] ‘And I give to you a land for which thou hast not laboured, and cities which ye have not built, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye have not planted ye are eating.
[14] ‘And now, fear ye Jehovah, and serve Him, in perfection and in truth, and turn aside the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Jehovah;
[15] and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah-choose for you to-day whom ye do serve;-whether the gods whom your fathers served, which are beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house-we serve Jehovah.’
[16] And the people answer and say, ‘Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
[17] for Jehovah our God is He who is bringing us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants, and who hath done before our eyes these great signs, and doth keep us in all the way in which we have gone, and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed;
[18] and Jehovah casteth out the whole of the peoples, even the Amorite inhabiting the land, from our presence; we also do serve Jehovah, for He is our God.’
[19] And Joshua saith unto the people, ‘Ye are not able to serve Jehovah, for a God most holy He is; a zealous God He is; He doth not bear with your transgression and with your sins.
[20] When ye forsake Jehovah, and have served gods of a stranger, then He hath turned back and done evil to you, and consumed you, after that He hath done good to you.’
[21] And the people saith unto Joshua, ‘No, but Jehovah we do serve.’
[22] And Joshua saith unto the people, ‘Witnesses ye are against yourselves, that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve Him (and they say, ‘Witnesses!’)
[23] and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.’
[24] And the people say unto Joshua, ‘Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.’
[25] And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.
[26] And Joshua writeth these words in the Book of the Law of God, and taketh a great stone, and raiseth it up there under the oak which is in the sanctuary of Jehovah.
[27] And Joshua saith unto all the people, ‘Lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness, lest ye lie against your God.’
[28] And Joshua sendeth the people away, each to his inheritance.
[29] And it cometh to pass, after these things, that Joshua son of Nun, servant of Jehovah, dieth, a son of a hundred and ten years,
[30] and they bury him in the border of his inheritance, in Timnath-Serah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the hill of Gaash.
[31] And Israel serveth Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who prolonged days after Joshua, and who knew all the work of Jehovah which He did to Israel.
[32] And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the portion of the field which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor father of Shechem, with a hundred kesitah; and they are to the sons of Joseph for an inheritance.
[33] And Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they bury him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given to him in the hill-country of Ephraim.