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[1]And JoshuaH3091 gatheredH622[H8799] all the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 to ShechemH7927, and calledH7121[H8799] for the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, and for their headsH7218, and for their judgesH8199[H8802], and for their officersH7860[H8802]; and they presentedH3320[H8691] themselves beforeH6440 GodH430.
[2]And JoshuaH3091 saidH559[H8799] unto all the peopleH5971, Thus saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, Your fathersH1 dweltH3427[H8804] on the other sideH5676 of the floodH5104 in old timeH5769, even TerahH8646, the fatherH1 of AbrahamH85, and the fatherH1 of NachorH5152: and they servedH5647[H8799] otherH312 godsH430.
[3]And I tookH3947[H8799] your fatherH1 AbrahamH85 from the other sideH5676 of the floodH5104, and ledH3212[H8686] him throughout all the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and multipliedH7235[H8686] his seedH2233, and gaveH5414[H8799] him IsaacH3327.
[4]And I gaveH5414[H8799] unto IsaacH3327 JacobH3290 and EsauH6215: and I gaveH5414[H8799] unto EsauH6215 mountH2022 SeirH8165, to possessH3423[H8800] it; but JacobH3290 and his childrenH1121 went downH3381[H8804] into EgyptH4714.
[5]I sentH7971[H8799] MosesH4872 also and AaronH175, and I plaguedH5062[H8799] EgyptH4714, according to that whichH834 I didH6213[H8804] amongH7130 them: and afterwardH310 I brought you outH3318.[H8689]
[6]And I broughtH3318[H8686] your fathersH1 out of EgyptH4714: and ye cameH935[H8799] unto the seaH3220; and the EgyptiansH4714 pursuedH7291[H8799] afterH310 your fathersH1 with chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571 unto the RedH5488 seaH3220.
[7]And when they criedH6817[H8799] unto the LORDH3068, he putH7760[H8799] darknessH3990 between you and the EgyptiansH4713, and broughtH935[H8686] the seaH3220 upon them, and coveredH3680[H8762] them; and your eyesH5869 have seenH7200[H8799] what I have doneH6213[H8804] in EgyptH4714: and ye dweltH3427[H8799] in the wildernessH4057 a longH7227 seasonH3117.
[8]And I broughtH935[H8686] you into the landH776 of the AmoritesH567, which dweltH3427[H8802] on the other sideH5676 JordanH3383; and they foughtH3898[H8735] with you: and I gaveH5414[H8799] them into your handH3027, that ye might possessH3423[H8799] their landH776; and I destroyedH8045[H8686] them from before youH6440.
[9]Then BalakH1111 the sonH1121 of ZipporH6834, kingH4428 of MoabH4124, aroseH6965[H8799] and warredH3898[H8735] against IsraelH3478, and sentH7971[H8799] and calledH7121[H8799] BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 to curseH7043 youH8763:
[10]But I wouldH14[H8804] not hearkenH8085[H8800] unto BalaamH1109; therefore he blessedH1288[H8762] you stillH1288[H8800]: so I deliveredH5337[H8686] you out of his handH3027.
[11]And ye went overH5674[H8799] JordanH3383, and cameH935[H8799] unto JerichoH3405: and the menH1167 of JerichoH3405 foughtH3898[H8735] against you, the AmoritesH567, and the PerizzitesH6522, and the CanaanitesH3669, and the HittitesH2850, and the GirgashitesH1622, the HivitesH2340, and the JebusitesH2983; and I deliveredH5414[H8799] them into your handH3027.
[12]And I sentH7971[H8799] the hornetH6880 beforeH6440 you, which drave them outH1644[H8762] from beforeH6440 you, even the twoH8147 kingsH4428 of the AmoritesH567; but not with thy swordH2719, nor with thy bowH7198.
[13]And I have givenH5414[H8799] you a landH776 for which ye did not labourH3021[H8804], and citiesH5892 which ye builtH1129[H8804] not, and ye dwellH3427[H8799] in them; of the vineyardsH3754 and oliveyardsH2132 which ye plantedH5193[H8804] not do ye eatH398.[H8802]
[14]Now therefore fearH3372[H8798] the LORDH3068, and serveH5647[H8798] him in sincerityH8549 and in truthH571: and put awayH5493[H8685] the godsH430 which your fathersH1 servedH5647[H8804] on the other sideH5676 of the floodH5104, and in EgyptH4714; and serveH5647[H8798] ye the LORDH3068.
[15]And if it seem evilH7489[H8804] unto youH4310 to serveH5647[H8800] the LORDH3068, chooseH977[H8798] you this dayH3117 whomH5869 ye will serveH5647[H8799]; whether the godsH430 which your fathersH1 servedH5647[H8804] that were on the other sideH5676 of the floodH5104, or the godsH430 of the AmoritesH567, in whose landH776 ye dwellH3427[H8802]: but as for me and my houseH1004, we will serveH5647[H8799] the LORDH3068.
[16]And the peopleH5971 answeredH6030[H8799] and saidH559[H8799], God forbidH2486 that we should forsakeH5800[H8800] the LORDH3068, to serveH5647[H8800] otherH312 godsH430;
[17]For the LORDH3068 our GodH430, he it is that brought us upH5927[H8688] and our fathersH1 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the houseH1004 of bondageH5650, and which didH6213[H8804] those greatH1419 signsH226 in our sightH5869, and preservedH8104[H8799] us in all the wayH1870 wherein we wentH1980[H8804], and among all the peopleH5971 throughH7130 whom we passedH5674:[H8804]
[18]And the LORDH3068 drave outH1644[H8762] from beforeH6440 us all the peopleH5971, even the AmoritesH567 which dweltH3427[H8802] in the landH776: therefore will we also serveH5647[H8799] the LORDH3068; for he is our GodH430.
[19]And JoshuaH3091 saidH559[H8799] unto the peopleH5971, Ye cannotH3201[H8799] serveH5647[H8800] the LORDH3068: for he is an holyH6918 GodH430; he is a jealousH7072 GodH410; he will not forgiveH5375[H8799] your transgressionsH6588 nor your sinsH2403.
[20]If ye forsakeH5800[H8799] the LORDH3068, and serveH5647[H8804] strangeH5236 godsH430, then he will turnH7725[H8804] and do you hurtH7489[H8689], and consumeH3615[H8765] you, afterH310 that he hath done you goodH3190.[H8689]
[21]And the peopleH5971 saidH559[H8799] unto JoshuaH3091, Nay; but we will serveH5647[H8799] the LORDH3068.
[22]And JoshuaH3091 saidH559[H8799] unto the peopleH5971, Ye are witnessesH5707 against yourselves that ye have chosenH977[H8804] you the LORDH3068, to serveH5647[H8800] him. And they saidH559[H8799], We are witnessesH5707.
[23]Now therefore put awayH5493[H8685], said he, the strangeH5236 godsH430 which are amongH7130 you, and inclineH5186[H8685] your heartH3824 unto the LORDH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478.
[24]And the peopleH5971 saidH559[H8799] unto JoshuaH3091, The LORDH3068 our GodH430 will we serveH5647[H8799], and his voiceH6963 will we obeyH8085.[H8799]
[25]So JoshuaH3091 madeH3772[H8799] a covenantH1285 with the peopleH5971 that dayH3117, and setH7760[H8799] them a statuteH2706 and an ordinanceH4941 in ShechemH7927.
[26]And JoshuaH3091 wroteH3789[H8799] these wordsH1697 in the bookH5612 of the lawH8451 of GodH430, and tookH3947[H8799] a greatH1419 stoneH68, and set it upH6965[H8686] there under an oakH427, that was by the sanctuaryH4720 of the LORDH3068.
[27]And JoshuaH3091 saidH559[H8799] unto all the peopleH5971, Behold, this stoneH68 shall be a witnessH5713 unto us; for it hath heardH8085[H8804] all the wordsH561 of the LORDH3068 which he spakeH1696[H8765] unto us: it shall be therefore a witnessH5713 unto you, lest ye denyH3584[H8762] your GodH430.
[28]So JoshuaH3091 let the peopleH5971 departH7971[H8762], every manH376 unto his inheritanceH5159.
[29]And it came to pass afterH310 these thingsH1697, that JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126, the servantH5650 of the LORDH3068, diedH4191[H8799], being an hundredH3967 and tenH6235 yearsH8141 oldH1121.
[30]And they buriedH6912[H8799] him in the borderH1366 of his inheritanceH5159 in TimnathserahH8556, which is in mountH2022 EphraimH669, on the north sideH6828 of the hillH2022 of GaashH1608.
[31]And IsraelH3478 servedH5647[H8799] the LORDH3068 all the daysH3117 of JoshuaH3091, and all the daysH3117 of the eldersH2205 that overlivedH748[H8689][H3117][H310] JoshuaH3091, and which had knownH3045[H8804] all the worksH4639 of the LORDH3068, that he had doneH6213[H8804] for IsraelH3478.
[32]And the bonesH6106 of JosephH3130, which the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 brought upH5927[H8689] out of EgyptH4714, buriedH6912[H8804] they in ShechemH7927, in a parcelH2513 of groundH7704 which JacobH3290 boughtH7069[H8804] of the sonsH1121 of HamorH2544 the fatherH1 of ShechemH7927 for an hundredH3967 pieces of silverH7192: and it became the inheritanceH5159 of the childrenH1121 of JosephH3130.
[33]And EleazarH499 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 diedH4191[H8804]; and they buriedH6912[H8799] him in a hillH1389 that pertained to PhinehasH6372 his sonH1121, which was givenH5414[H8738] him in mountH2022 EphraimH669.
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