Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.1", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִ֑יב וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִֽים׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* from *yāmîm* *rabbîm* *ʾaḥărê* which *hēnîaḥ* *YHWH* to *Yiśrāʾēl* from all *ʾōyəḇêhem* from *sāḇîḇ* and *Yəhôšuaʿ* *zāqēn* *bāʾ* in the *yāmîm*.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened/came to pass", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*hēnîaḥ*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - caused to rest/gave rest", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾōyəḇêhem*": "masculine plural noun + 3mp suffix - their enemies", "*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around/all sides", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*zāqēn*": "adjective - old/aged", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - came/entered", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened", "*yāmîm rabbîm*": "many days/a long time", "*hēnîaḥ*": "gave rest/settled/caused to rest", "*sāḇîḇ*": "surrounding/all around/on all sides", "*zāqēn*": "old/elderly/aged", "*bāʾ bayyāmîm*": "advanced in days/advanced in age/well along in years" } }

Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.2", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְקֵנָיו֙ וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יו וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אֲנִ֣י זָקַ֔נְתִּי בָּ֖אתִי בַּיָּמִֽים׃", "text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *Yəhôšuaʿ* to all *Yiśrāʾēl*, to *zəqēnāyw* and to *rāʾšāyw* and to *šōp̄ətāyw* and to *šōtərāyw* and *wayyōʾmer* to them, *ʾănî* *zāqantî* *bāʾtî* in the *yāmîm*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he called", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*zəqēnāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his elders", "*rāʾšāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his heads/leaders", "*šōp̄ətāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his judges", "*šōtərāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his officers", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾănî*": "1cs personal pronoun - I", "*zāqantî*": "qal perfect 1cs - I have grown old", "*bāʾtî*": "qal perfect 1cs - I have come/entered", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "called/summoned", "*zəqēnāyw*": "his elders/elderly leaders", "*rāʾšāyw*": "his heads/chiefs/leaders", "*šōp̄ətāyw*": "his judges/those who adjudicate", "*šōtərāyw*": "his officers/officials/record-keepers", "*zāqantî*": "I have grown old/I have aged", "*bāʾtî bayyāmîm*": "I have come into days/I am advanced in age/I am well along in years" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.4", "source": "רְאוּ֩ הִפַּ֨לְתִּי לָכֶ֜ם אֶֽת־הַ֠גּוֹיִם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֛לֶּה בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן וְכָל־הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְרַ֔תִּי וְהַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל מְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "*Rəʾû* *hippaltî* to you *ʾet* the *gôyim* the *nnišʾārîm* the *ʾēlleh* in *naḥălâ* to *šiḇtêkem* from the *Yardēn* and all the *gôyim* which *hikrattî* and the *yām* the *gādôl* *məḇôʾ* the *šāmeš*.", "grammar": { "*Rəʾû*": "qal imperative 2mp - see/behold", "*hippaltî*": "hiphil perfect 1cs - I have allotted/assigned", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations", "*nnišʾārîm*": "niphal participle masculine plural - the remaining ones", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*naḥălâ*": "feminine singular noun - inheritance/possession", "*šiḇtêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your tribes", "*Yardēn*": "proper noun - Jordan", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations", "*hikrattî*": "hiphil perfect 1cs - I have cut off/destroyed", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea", "*gādôl*": "adjective with definite article - the great", "*məḇôʾ*": "construct noun - entrance/going in of", "*šāmeš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the sun" }, "variants": { "*Rəʾû*": "see/look/behold", "*hippaltî*": "I have allotted/divided/assigned by lot", "*nnišʾārîm*": "remaining/left over/surviving", "*naḥălâ*": "inheritance/possession/property", "*hikrattî*": "I have cut off/destroyed/eliminated", "*məḇôʾ haššāmeš*": "entrance of the sun/sunset/west" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.7", "source": "לְבִלְתִּי־בוֹא֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם הָאֵ֔לֶּה הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה אִתְּכֶ֑ם וּבְשֵׁ֨ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם לֹא־תַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּ וְלֹ֣א תַעַבְד֔וּם וְלֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ לָהֶֽם׃", "text": "To not *bôʾ* in the *gôyim* the *ʾēlleh* the *nnišʾārîm* the *ʾēlleh* with you and in *šēm* *ʾĕlōhêhem* not *tazkîrû* and not *tašbîʿû* and not *taʿaḇdûm* and not *tištaḥăwû* to them.", "grammar": { "*bôʾ*": "qal infinitive construct - to come/enter", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*nnišʾārîm*": "niphal participle masculine plural with definite article - the remaining ones", "*šēm*": "masculine singular construct - name of", "*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "masculine plural noun + 3mp suffix - their gods", "*tazkîrû*": "hiphil imperfect 2mp - you will mention/invoke", "*tašbîʿû*": "hiphil imperfect 2mp - you will make an oath", "*taʿaḇdûm*": "qal imperfect 2mp + 3mp suffix - you will serve them", "*tištaḥăwû*": "hishtaphel imperfect 2mp - you will bow down" }, "variants": { "*bôʾ*": "to come/enter/go in among", "*nnišʾārîm*": "remaining/left over/surviving", "*šēm*": "name/reputation/character", "*tazkîrû*": "mention/invoke/remember", "*tašbîʿû*": "make swear/cause to take an oath/adjure", "*taʿaḇdûm*": "serve them/work for them/worship them", "*tištaḥăwû*": "bow down/prostrate yourselves/worship" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.9", "source": "וַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁ יְהוָה֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם גּוֹיִ֖ם גְּדֹלִ֣ים וַעֲצוּמִ֑ים וְאַתֶּ֗ם לֹא־עָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyôreš* *YHWH* from *pənêkem* *gôyim* *gədōlîm* and *ʿăṣûmîm* and *ʾattem* not *ʿāmad* *ʾîš* in *pənêkem* until the *yôm* the *zeh*.", "grammar": { "*wayyôreš*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - he drove out", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*pənêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your faces/presence", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations", "*gədōlîm*": "masculine plural adjective - great", "*ʿăṣûmîm*": "masculine plural adjective - mighty/strong", "*ʾattem*": "2mp independent pronoun - you", "*ʿāmad*": "qal perfect 3ms - stood/withstood", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/person", "*pənêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your faces/presence", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this" }, "variants": { "*wayyôreš*": "drove out/dispossessed/expelled", "*mippənêkem*": "from before you/from your presence", "*gôyim gədōlîm waʿăṣûmîm*": "great and mighty nations/large and powerful peoples", "*ʿāmad*": "stood/withstood/resisted", "*bip̄nêkem*": "before you/in your presence/against you", "*hayyôm hazzeh*": "this day/today/until now" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.12", "source": "כִּ֣י ׀ אִם־שׁ֣וֹב תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ וּדְבַקְתֶּם֙ בְּיֶ֙תֶר֙ הַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָאֵ֔לֶּה הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה אִתְּכֶ֑ם וְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥ם בָּהֶ֛ם וּבָאתֶ֥ם בָּהֶ֖ם וְהֵ֥ם בָּכֶֽם׃", "text": "But if *šôḇ* *tāšûḇû* and *dəḇaqtem* in *yeter* the *gôyim* the *ʾēlleh* the *nnišʾārîm* the *ʾēlleh* with you and *wəhitḥattantem* in them and *ûḇāʾtem* in them and they in you.", "grammar": { "*šôḇ*": "qal infinitive absolute - returning", "*tāšûḇû*": "qal imperfect 2mp - you will return", "*dəḇaqtem*": "qal perfect 2mp - you have clung to", "*yeter*": "noun construct - remainder of", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*nnišʾārîm*": "niphal participle masculine plural with definite article - the remaining ones", "*wəhitḥattantem*": "waw + hithpael perfect 2mp - and you intermarry", "*ûḇāʾtem*": "waw + qal perfect 2mp - and you go in" }, "variants": { "*šôḇ tāšûḇû*": "indeed return/surely turn back/if you turn back at all", "*dəḇaqtem*": "cling to/join with/adhere to", "*yeter*": "remainder/rest/remnant", "*nnišʾārîm*": "remaining/surviving/left over", "*wəhitḥattantem*": "intermarry/make marriage alliances", "*ûḇāʾtem bāhem wəhēm bākem*": "you go in to them and they to you/you intermingle with them and they with you" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.13", "source": "יָד֙וֹעַ֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוֹסִ֜יף יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם לְהוֹרִ֛ישׁ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם לְפַ֣ח וּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁ וּלְשֹׁטֵ֤ט בְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙ וְלִצְנִנִ֣ים בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם עַד־אֲבָדְכֶ֗ם מֵ֠עַל הָאֲדָמָ֤ה הַטּוֹבָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*yādôaʿ* *tēdʿû* that not *yôsîp̄* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* to *hôrîš* *ʾet* the *gôyim* the *ʾēlleh* from *lp̄nêkem* and *whāyû* to you to *p̄aḥ* and to *môqēš* and to *šōṭēṭ* in *ṣiddêkem* and to *ṣəninîm* in *ʿênêkem* until *ʾāḇādkem* from over the *ʾădāmâ* the *ṭôḇâ* the *zōʾt* which *nātan* to you *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*.", "grammar": { "*yādôaʿ*": "qal infinitive absolute - knowing", "*tēdʿû*": "qal imperfect 2mp - you will know", "*yôsîp̄*": "hiphil imperfect 3ms - he will continue", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God", "*hôrîš*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to dispossess", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*lp̄nêkem*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - from before you", "*whāyû*": "waw + qal perfect 3cp - and they will be", "*p̄aḥ*": "masculine singular noun - trap/snare", "*môqēš*": "masculine singular noun - snare/trap", "*šōṭēṭ*": "masculine singular noun - whip/scourge", "*ṣiddêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your sides", "*ṣəninîm*": "masculine plural noun - thorns", "*ʿênêkem*": "feminine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your eyes", "*ʾāḇādkem*": "qal infinitive construct + 2mp suffix - your perishing", "*ʾădāmâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground/land", "*ṭôḇâ*": "feminine singular adjective with definite article - the good", "*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative - this", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3ms - he gave" }, "variants": { "*yādôaʿ tēdʿû*": "know for certain/surely know/certainly know", "*yôsîp̄*": "continue/add/do more", "*hôrîš*": "dispossess/drive out/cause to inherit", "*p̄aḥ*": "trap/snare/net", "*môqēš*": "snare/trap/bait", "*šōṭēṭ*": "whip/scourge/lash", "*ṣəninîm*": "thorns/pricks/barbs", "*ʾāḇādkem*": "your perishing/destruction/extinction", "*ʾădāmâ ṭôḇâ*": "good land/fertile soil/productive ground" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.14", "source": "וְהִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֤י הוֹלֵךְ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וִידַעְתֶּ֞ם בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֣ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם כִּ֣י לֹֽא־נָפַל֩ דָּבָ֨ר אֶחָ֜ד מִכֹּ֣ל ׀ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הַטּוֹבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֜ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם הַכֹּל֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָכֶ֔ם לֹֽא־נָפַ֥ל מִמֶּ֖נּוּ דָּבָ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "And *whinnēh* *ʾānōkî* *hôlēk* the *yôm* in *derek* all the *ʾāreṣ* and *wîdaʿtem* in all *ləḇaḇkem* and in all *nap̄šəkem* that not *nāp̄al* *dāḇār* *ʾeḥād* from all the *dəḇārîm* the *ṭôḇîm* which *dibber* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* concerning you the *kōl* *bāʾû* to you not *nāp̄al* from it *dāḇār* *ʾeḥād*.", "grammar": { "*whinnēh*": "interjection - behold", "*ʾānōkî*": "1cs independent pronoun - I", "*hôlēk*": "qal participle ms - going", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*derek*": "feminine singular construct - way of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*wîdaʿtem*": "waw + qal perfect 2mp - and you know", "*ləḇaḇkem*": "masculine singular noun + 2mp suffix - your heart", "*nap̄šəkem*": "feminine singular noun + 2mp suffix - your soul", "*nāp̄al*": "qal perfect 3ms - fell/failed", "*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun - word/thing", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral - one", "*dəḇārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the words/things", "*ṭôḇîm*": "masculine plural adjective with definite article - the good", "*dibber*": "piel perfect 3ms - he spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God", "*kōl*": "noun with definite article - the all/everything", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they came/happened", "*nāp̄al*": "qal perfect 3ms - fell/failed" }, "variants": { "*whinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*hôlēk hayyôm bəderek kol-hāʾāreṣ*": "going today the way of all the earth/about to die/following the path of all humanity", "*nāp̄al*": "fell/failed/did not come to pass", "*dāḇār*": "word/thing/matter", "*dibber*": "spoke/promised/declared", "*kōl bāʾû*": "all have come/everything has happened/all have been fulfilled" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.15", "source": "וְהָיָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤א עֲלֵיכֶם֙ כָּל־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַטּ֔וֹב אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם כֵּן֩ יָבִ֨יא יְהוָ֜ה עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַדָּבָ֣ר הָרָ֔ע עַד־הַשְׁמִיד֣וֹ אוֹתְכֶ֗ם מֵ֠עַל הָאֲדָמָ֤ה הַטּוֹבָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "And *whāyâ* as which *bāʾ* upon you all the *dāḇār* the *ṭôḇ* which *dibber* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* to you so *yāḇîʾ* *YHWH* upon you *ʾēt* all the *dāḇār* the *rāʿ* until *hašmîdô* you from over the *ʾădāmâ* the *ṭôḇâ* the *zōʾt* which *nātan* to you *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*.", "grammar": { "*whāyâ*": "waw + qal perfect 3ms - and it will be", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - came/happened", "*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing", "*ṭôḇ*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the good", "*dibber*": "piel perfect 3ms - he spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God", "*yāḇîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect 3ms - he will bring", "*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the evil/bad", "*hašmîdô*": "hiphil infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - his destroying", "*ʾădāmâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground/land", "*ṭôḇâ*": "feminine singular adjective with definite article - the good", "*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative - this", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3ms - he gave" }, "variants": { "*whāyâ*": "and it will be/it shall come to pass", "*bāʾ*": "came/happened/was fulfilled", "*dāḇār ṭôḇ*": "good word/good promise/favorable thing", "*dibber*": "spoke/promised/declared", "*yāḇîʾ*": "will bring/will cause to come/will fulfill", "*dāḇār rāʿ*": "bad word/evil thing/calamity", "*hašmîdô*": "his destroying/exterminating/annihilating", "*ʾădāmâ ṭôḇâ*": "good land/fertile soil/productive ground" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.16", "source": "בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶם אֶת־בְּרִ֨ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֒ וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶ֑ם וְחָרָ֤ה אַף־יְהוָה֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֔ה מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר נָתַ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "In *ʿāḇrəkem* *ʾet* *bərît* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* which *ṣiwwâ* you and *waăhălaktem* and *waʿăḇadtem* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* and *wəhištaḥăwîtem* to them and *wəḥārâ* *ʾap̄* *YHWH* in you and *waʾăḇadtem* *məhērâ* from over the *ʾāreṣ* the *ṭôḇâ* which *nātan* to you.", "grammar": { "*ʿāḇrəkem*": "qal infinitive construct + 2mp suffix - your transgressing", "*bərît*": "feminine singular construct - covenant of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God", "*ṣiwwâ*": "piel perfect 3ms - he commanded", "*waăhălaktem*": "waw + qal perfect 2mp - and you go", "*waʿăḇadtem*": "waw + qal perfect 2mp - and you serve", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other", "*wəhištaḥăwîtem*": "waw + hishtaphel perfect 2mp - and you bow down", "*wəḥārâ*": "waw + qal perfect 3ms - and will burn", "*ʾap̄*": "masculine singular construct - anger of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*waʾăḇadtem*": "waw + qal perfect 2mp - and you will perish", "*məhērâ*": "adverb - quickly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land", "*ṭôḇâ*": "feminine singular adjective with definite article - the good", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3ms - he gave" }, "variants": { "*ʿāḇrəkem*": "your transgressing/violating/crossing over", "*bərît*": "covenant/agreement/treaty", "*ṣiwwâ*": "commanded/ordered/instructed", "*waăhălaktem*": "and you go/walk/follow", "*waʿăḇadtem*": "and you serve/worship/work for", "*ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*": "other gods/foreign deities", "*wəhištaḥăwîtem*": "and you bow down/prostrate yourselves/worship", "*wəḥārâ ʾap̄-YHWH*": "and the anger of YHWH will burn/YHWH's wrath will be kindled", "*waʾăḇadtem məhērâ*": "and you will perish quickly/be destroyed rapidly", "*ʾāreṣ ṭôḇâ*": "good land/pleasant country" } }