16{
"verseID": "Joshua.24.16",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַן הָעָם֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָה לָּ֔נוּ מֵעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa-yaʿan* *hā-ʿām* *wa-yōʾmer* *ḥālîlāh* *lānû* *mē-ʿăzōb* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *la-ʿăbōd* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he answered",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he said",
"*ḥālîlāh*": "interjection - far be it",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - to us",
"*mē-ʿăzōb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from forsaking/abandoning",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*la-ʿăbōd*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to serve",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - other"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥālîlāh*": "far be it/forbid it/profane/a profanation",
"*ʿăzōb*": "forsaking/abandoning/leaving",
"*ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*": "other gods/foreign gods"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Joshua.24.17",
"source": "כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוּא֩ הַמַּעֲלֶ֨ה אֹתָ֧נוּ וְאֶת־אֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֑ים וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְעֵינֵ֗ינוּ אֶת־הָאֹת֤וֹת הַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּ בְּכָל־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְנוּ בָ֔הּ וּבְכֹל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָבַ֖רְנוּ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃",
"text": "*kî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* *hûʾ* *ha-maʿăleh* *ʾōtānû* *wə-ʾet*-*ʾăbôtênû* *mē-ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *mi-bêt* *ʿăbādîm* *wa-ʾăšer* *ʿāśāh* *lə-ʿênênû* *ʾet*-*hā-ʾōtôt* *ha-gədōlôt* *hā-ʾēlleh* *wa-yišmərēnû* *bə-kol*-*ha-derek* *ʾăšer* *hālakənû* *bāh* *û-bə-kōl* *hā-ʿammîm* *ʾăšer* *ʿābarnû* *bə-qirbām*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our God",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*ha-maʿăleh*": "definite article + hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one bringing up",
"*ʾōtānû*": "direct object marker + 1st person plural suffix - us",
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ʾăbôtênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our fathers",
"*mē-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from land of",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*mi-bêt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from house of",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "noun, masculine plural - slaves/servants",
"*wa-ʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative particle - and who",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made",
"*lə-ʿênênû*": "preposition + noun, dual construct + 1st person plural suffix - before our eyes",
"*hā-ʾōtôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the signs",
"*ha-gədōlôt*": "definite article + adjective, feminine plural - the great",
"*hā-ʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, plural - these",
"*wa-yišmərēnû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - and he kept/protected us",
"*bə-kol*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in all of",
"*ha-derek*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the way",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*hālakənû*": "qal perfect, 1st person plural - we walked",
"*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it",
"*û-bə-kōl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and among all",
"*hā-ʿammîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples",
"*ʿābarnû*": "qal perfect, 1st person plural - we passed through",
"*bə-qirbām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their midst"
},
"variants": {
"*maʿăleh*": "bringing up/causing to ascend/offering up",
"*bêt ʿăbādîm*": "house of slaves/place of slavery/servitude",
"*ʾōtôt*": "signs/wonders/portents",
"*yišmərēnû*": "kept us/guarded us/protected us/watched over us",
"*derek*": "way/road/journey/path",
"*ʿābarnû*": "we passed through/we crossed over"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Joshua.24.18",
"source": "וַיְגָ֨רֶשׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּ֗ים וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֛י יֹשֵׁ֥ב הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפָּנֵ֑ינוּ גַּם־אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ נַעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־ה֖וּא אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yəgāreš* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*kol*-*hā-ʿammîm* *wə-ʾet*-*hā-ʾĕmōrî* *yōšēb* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *mi-pānênû* *gam*-*ʾănaḥnû* *naʿăbōd* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *kî*-*hûʾ* *ʾĕlōhênû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəgāreš*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he drove out",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*ʾet-kol*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - all of",
"*hā-ʿammîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples",
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*hā-ʾĕmōrî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Amorite",
"*yōšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - dwelling in/inhabiting",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land",
"*mi-pānênû*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - from before us",
"*gam*": "adverb - also/too",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*naʿăbōd*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will serve",
"*kî-hûʾ*": "conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - for he",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our God"
},
"variants": {
"*yəgāreš*": "drove out/expelled/cast out",
"*ʾĕmōrî*": "Amorite/Canaanite peoples",
"*yōšēb*": "dwelling in/inhabiting/sitting in",
"*mi-pānênû*": "from before us/from our presence/from our face"
}
}