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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joshua 24 (BYZ)

[1] και συνηγαγεν ιησους πασας φυλας ισραηλ εις σηλω και συνεκαλεσεν τους πρεσβυτερους αυτων και τους γραμματεις αυτων και τους δικαστας αυτων και εστησεν αυτους απεναντι του θεου
[2] και ειπεν ιησους προς παντα τον λαον ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ περαν του ποταμου κατωκησαν οι πατερες υμων το απ αρχης θαρα ο πατηρ αβρααμ και ο πατηρ ναχωρ και ελατρευσαν θεοις ετεροις
[3] και ελαβον τον πατερα υμων τον αβρααμ εκ του περαν του ποταμου και ωδηγησα αυτον εν παση τη γη και επληθυνα αυτου σπερμα και εδωκα αυτω τον ισαακ
[4] και τω ισαακ τον ιακωβ και τον ησαυ και εδωκα τω ησαυ το ορος το σηιρ κληρονομησαι αυτω και ιακωβ και οι υιοι αυτου κατεβησαν εις αιγυπτον και εγενοντο εκει εις εθνος μεγα και πολυ και κραταιον
[5] και εκακωσαν αυτους οι αιγυπτιοι και επαταξεν κυριος την αιγυπτον εν οις εποιησεν αυτοις και μετα ταυτα εξηγαγεν υμας
[6] εξ αιγυπτου και εισηλθατε εις την θαλασσαν την ερυθραν και κατεδιωξαν οι αιγυπτιοι οπισω των πατερων υμων εν αρμασιν και εν ιπποις εις την θαλασσαν την ερυθραν
[7] και ανεβοησαμεν προς κυριον και εδωκεν νεφελην και γνοφον ανα μεσον ημων και ανα μεσον των αιγυπτιων και επηγαγεν επ αυτους την θαλασσαν και εκαλυψεν αυτους και ειδοσαν οι οφθαλμοι υμων οσα εποιησεν κυριος εν γη αιγυπτω και ητε εν τη ερημω ημερας πλειους
[8] και ηγαγεν υμας εις γην αμορραιων των κατοικουντων περαν του ιορδανου και παρεταξαντο υμιν και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εις τας χειρας υμων και κατεκληρονομησατε την γην αυτων και εξωλεθρευσατε αυτους απο προσωπου υμων
[9] και ανεστη βαλακ ο του σεπφωρ βασιλευς μωαβ και παρεταξατο τω ισραηλ και αποστειλας εκαλεσεν τον βαλααμ αρασασθαι υμιν
[10] και ουκ ηθελησεν κυριος ο θεος σου απολεσαι σε και ευλογιαν ευλογησεν υμας και εξειλατο υμας εκ χειρων αυτων και παρεδωκεν αυτους
[11] και διεβητε τον ιορδανην και παρεγενηθητε εις ιεριχω και επολεμησαν προς υμας οι κατοικουντες ιεριχω ο αμορραιος και ο χαναναιος και ο φερεζαιος και ο ευαιος και ο ιεβουσαιος και ο χετταιος και ο γεργεσαιος και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εις τας χειρας υμων
[12] και εξαπεστειλεν προτεραν υμων την σφηκιαν και εξεβαλεν αυτους απο προσωπου υμων δωδεκα βασιλεις των αμορραιων ουκ εν τη ρομφαια σου ουδε εν τω τοξω σου
[13] και εδωκεν υμιν γην εφ ην ουκ εκοπιασατε επ αυτης και πολεις ας ουκ ωκοδομησατε και κατωκισθητε εν αυταις και αμπελωνας και ελαιωνας ους ουκ εφυτευσατε υμεις εδεσθε
[14] και νυν φοβηθητε κυριον και λατρευσατε αυτω εν ευθυτητι και εν δικαιοσυνη και περιελεσθε τους θεους τους αλλοτριους οις ελατρευσαν οι πατερες υμων εν τω περαν του ποταμου και εν αιγυπτω και λατρευετε κυριω
[15] ει δε μη αρεσκει υμιν λατρευειν κυριω ελεσθε υμιν εαυτοις σημερον τινι λατρευσητε ειτε τοις θεοις των πατερων υμων τοις εν τω περαν του ποταμου ειτε τοις θεοις των αμορραιων εν οις υμεις κατοικειτε επι της γης αυτων εγω δε και η οικια μου λατρευσομεν κυριω οτι αγιος εστιν
[16] και αποκριθεις ο λαος ειπεν μη γενοιτο ημιν καταλιπειν κυριον ωστε λατρευειν θεοις ετεροις
[17] κυριος ο θεος ημων αυτος θεος εστιν αυτος ανηγαγεν ημας και τους πατερας ημων εξ αιγυπτου και διεφυλαξεν ημας εν παση τη οδω η επορευθημεν εν αυτη και εν πασιν τοις εθνεσιν ους παρηλθομεν δι αυτων
[18] και εξεβαλεν κυριος τον αμορραιον και παντα τα εθνη τα κατοικουντα την γην απο προσωπου ημων αλλα και ημεις λατρευσομεν κυριω ουτος γαρ θεος ημων εστιν
[19] και ειπεν ιησους προς τον λαον ου μη δυνησθε λατρευειν κυριω οτι θεος αγιος εστιν και ζηλωσας ουτος ουκ ανησει υμων τα αμαρτηματα και τα ανομηματα υμων
[20] ηνικα εαν εγκαταλιπητε κυριον και λατρευσητε θεοις ετεροις και επελθων κακωσει υμας και εξαναλωσει υμας ανθ ων ευ εποιησεν υμας
[21] και ειπεν ο λαος προς ιησουν ουχι αλλα κυριω λατρευσομεν
[22] και ειπεν ιησους προς τον λαον μαρτυρες υμεις καθ υμων οτι υμεις εξελεξασθε κυριον λατρευειν αυτω
[23] και νυν περιελεσθε τους θεους τους αλλοτριους τους εν υμιν και ευθυνατε την καρδιαν υμων προς κυριον θεον ισραηλ
[24] και ειπεν ο λαος προς ιησουν κυριω λατρευσομεν και της φωνης αυτου ακουσομεθα
[25] και διεθετο ιησους διαθηκην προς τον λαον εν τη ημερα εκεινη και εδωκεν αυτω νομον και κρισιν εν σηλω ενωπιον της σκηνης του θεου ισραηλ
[26] και εγραψεν τα ρηματα ταυτα εις βιβλιον νομον του θεου και ελαβεν λιθον μεγαν και εστησεν αυτον ιησους υπο την τερεμινθον απεναντι κυριου
[27] και ειπεν ιησους προς τον λαον ιδου ο λιθος ουτος εσται εν υμιν εις μαρτυριον οτι αυτος ακηκοεν παντα τα λεχθεντα αυτω υπο κυριου ο τι ελαλησεν προς ημας σημερον και εσται ουτος εν υμιν εις μαρτυριον επ εσχατων των ημερων ηνικα εαν ψευσησθε κυριω τω θεω μου
[28] και απεστειλεν ιησους τον λαον και επορευθησαν εκαστος εις τον τοπον αυτου
[29] [24:30] και εγενετο μετ εκεινα και απεθανεν ιησους υιος ναυη δουλος κυριου εκατον δεκα ετων
[30] [24:31] και εθαψαν αυτον προς τοις οριοις του κληρου αυτου εν θαμναθασαχαρα εν τω ορει τω εφραιμ απο βορρα του ορους γαας (24:31Α) εκει εθηκαν μετ αυτου εις το μνημα εις ο εθαψαν αυτον εκει τας μαχαιρας τας πετρινας εν αις περιετεμεν τους υιους ισραηλ εν γαλγαλοις οτε εξηγαγεν αυτους εξ αιγυπτου καθα συνεταξεν αυτοις κυριος και εκει εισιν εως της σημερον ημερας
[31] [24:29] και ελατρευσεν ισραηλ τω κυριω πασας τας ημερας ιησου και πασας τας ημερας των πρεσβυτερων οσοι εφειλκυσαν τον χρονον μετα ιησου και οσοι ειδοσαν παντα τα εργα κυριου οσα εποιησεν τω ισραηλ
[32] και τα οστα ιωσηφ ανηγαγον οι υιοι ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου και κατωρυξαν εν σικιμοις εν τη μεριδι του αγρου ου εκτησατο ιακωβ παρα των αμορραιων των κατοικουντων εν σικιμοις αμναδων εκατον και εδωκεν αυτην ιωσηφ εν μεριδι
[33] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και ελεαζαρ υιος ααρων ο αρχιερευς ετελευτησεν και εταφη εν γαβααθ φινεες του υιου αυτου ην εδωκεν αυτω εν τω ορει τω εφραιμ (24:33Α) εν εκεινη τη ημερα λαβοντες οι υιοι ισραηλ την κιβωτον του θεου περιεφεροσαν εν εαυτοις και φινεες ιερατευσεν αντι ελεαζαρ του πατρος αυτου εως απεθανεν και κατωρυγη εν γαβααθ τη εαυτου (24:33Β) οι δε υιοι ισραηλ απηλθοσαν εκαστος εις τον τοπον αυτων και εις την εαυτων πολιν και εσεβοντο οι υιοι ισραηλ την ασταρτην και ασταρωθ και τους θεους των εθνων των κυκλω αυτων και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εις χειρας εγλωμ τω βασιλει μωαβ και εκυριευσεν αυτων ετη δεκα οκτω