Josh 23:1-9 : 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"
}
}
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"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Joshua.23.3",
"source": "וְאַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֗ם אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם לְכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֖וּא הַנִּלְחָ֥ם לָכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *ʾattem* *rəʾîtem* *ʾēt* all that *ʿāśāh* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* to all the *gôyim* the *ʾēlleh* from *pənêkem* because *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* *hûʾ* the *nniləḥām* for you.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾattem*": "2mp independent pronoun - you",
"*rəʾîtem*": "qal perfect 2mp - you have seen",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - he did/has done",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God",
"*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these",
"*pənêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your faces/presence",
"*hûʾ*": "3ms independent pronoun - he",
"*nniləḥām*": "niphal participle ms - the one fighting"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker (untranslatable)",
"*ʿāśāh*": "did/performed/accomplished",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "your God/your gods/your deity",
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*mippənêkem*": "from before you/from your presence/because of you",
"*nniləḥām*": "fighting/warring/battling"
}
}
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"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Joshua.23.5",
"source": "וַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם ה֚וּא יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם וְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ אֹתָ֖ם מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם֙ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם לָכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* *hûʾ* *yehdŏp̄ēm* from *pənêkem* and *hôrîš* them from *pənêkem* and *wirišttem* *ʾet* *ʾarṣām* as which *dibber* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* to you.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God",
"*hûʾ*": "3ms independent pronoun - he",
"*yehdŏp̄ēm*": "qal imperfect 3ms + 3mp suffix - he will thrust them out",
"*pənêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your faces/presence",
"*hôrîš*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - he has dispossessed",
"*wirišttem*": "waw + qal perfect 2mp - and you shall possess",
"*ʾarṣām*": "feminine singular noun + 3mp suffix - their land",
"*dibber*": "piel perfect 3ms - he spoke/promised"
},
"variants": {
"*yehdŏp̄ēm*": "he will thrust them out/drive them away/push them",
"*mippənêkem*": "from before you/from your presence",
"*hôrîš*": "drive out/dispossess/cause to inherit",
"*wirišttem*": "you will possess/inherit/take possession of",
"*dibber*": "spoke/promised/declared"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Joshua.23.6",
"source": "וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם מְאֹ֔ד לִשְׁמֹ֣ר וְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַכָּת֔וּב בְּסֵ֖פֶר תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֥י סוּר־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃",
"text": "And *ḥăzaqtem* *məʾōd* to *šəmōr* and to *ʿăśôt* *ʾēt* all the *kātûḇ* in *sēp̄er* *tôrat* *Mōšeh* to not *sûr* from it *yāmîn* and *śəmōʾwl*.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥăzaqtem*": "qal perfect 2mp - be strong",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very much",
"*šəmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - to keep/observe",
"*ʿăśôt*": "qal infinitive construct - to do/perform",
"*kātûḇ*": "qal passive participle with definite article - the written thing",
"*sēp̄er*": "masculine singular construct - book of",
"*tôrat*": "feminine singular construct - law/instruction of",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*sûr*": "qal infinitive construct - turning aside",
"*yāmîn*": "right (direction)",
"*śəmōʾwl*": "left (direction)"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥăzaqtem*": "be strong/be resolute/be courageous",
"*šəmōr*": "to keep/observe/guard",
"*ʿăśôt*": "to do/perform/carry out",
"*kātûḇ*": "written/recorded/inscribed",
"*sēp̄er tôrat Mōšeh*": "book of the law of Moses/Moses' Torah scroll",
"*sûr*": "turning aside/departing from/deviating",
"*yāmîn uśəmōʾwl*": "right or left/to either side"
}
}
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"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Joshua.23.8",
"source": "כִּ֛י אִם־בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃",
"text": "But if in *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* *tidbāqû* as which *ʿăśîtem* until the *yôm* the *zeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God",
"*tidbāqû*": "qal imperfect 2mp - you shall cling",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "qal perfect 2mp - you have done",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this"
},
"variants": {
"*tidbāqû*": "cling to/adhere to/hold fast to",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "you have done/performed/acted",
"*hayyôm hazzeh*": "this day/today/until now"
}
}
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"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Joshua.23.10",
"source": "אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד מִכֶּ֖ם יִרְדָּף־אָ֑לֶף כִּ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם ה֚וּא הַנִּלְחָ֣ם לָכֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר לָכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*ʾîš* *ʾeḥād* from you *yirdāp̄* *ʾālep̄* because *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* *hûʾ* the *nniləḥām* for you as which *dibber* to you.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral - one",
"*yirdāp̄*": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will pursue",
"*ʾālep̄*": "masculine singular noun - thousand",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God",
"*hûʾ*": "3ms independent pronoun - he",
"*nniləḥām*": "niphal participle ms with definite article - the one fighting",
"*dibber*": "piel perfect 3ms - he spoke/promised"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš ʾeḥād*": "one man/a single person",
"*yirdāp̄*": "will pursue/chase/put to flight",
"*ʾālep̄*": "thousand/a large number",
"*nniləḥām*": "fighting/battling/warring",
"*dibber*": "spoke/promised/declared"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Joshua.23.11",
"source": "וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑ם לְאַהֲבָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wnišmartem* *məʾōd* to *nap̄šōtêkem* to *ʾahăḇâ* *ʾet* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*.",
"grammar": {
"*wnišmartem*": "waw + niphal perfect 2mp - and be watchful/guard yourselves",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very much",
"*nap̄šōtêkem*": "feminine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your souls/selves",
"*ʾahăḇâ*": "qal infinitive construct - to love",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God"
},
"variants": {
"*wnišmartem məʾōd*": "be very careful/watch yourselves diligently",
"*nap̄šōtêkem*": "your souls/yourselves/your lives",
"*ʾahăḇâ*": "to love/to cherish/to be devoted to"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}