14{
"verseID": "Joshua.24.14",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֞ה יְר֧אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֛ה וְעִבְד֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּתָמִ֣ים וּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑ת וְהָסִ֣ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבְד֨וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַנָּהָר֙ וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם וְעִבְד֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh* *yərʾû* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *wə-ʿibdû* *ʾōtô* *bə-tāmîm* *û-be-ʾĕmet* *wə-hāsîrû* *ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăšer* *ʿābdû* *ʾăbôtêkem* *bə-ʿēber* *ha-nāhār* *û-bə-miṣrayim* *wə-ʿibdû* *ʾet*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*yərʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - fear/revere",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*wə-ʿibdû*": "conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural - and serve",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him",
"*bə-tāmîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in completeness/integrity",
"*û-be-ʾĕmet*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - and in truth",
"*wə-hāsîrû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, masculine plural - and remove/put away",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*ʿābdû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they served",
"*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers",
"*bə-ʿēber*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in beyond/across",
"*ha-nāhār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the river",
"*û-bə-miṣrayim*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and in Egypt",
"*wə-ʿibdû*": "conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural - and serve"
},
"variants": {
"*yərʾû*": "fear/revere/be in awe of",
"*bə-tāmîm*": "in completeness/integrity/perfection/wholeness",
"*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*hāsîrû*": "remove/put away/turn aside",
"*ʿēber ha-nāhār*": "beyond the river/Mesopotamia/Euphrates region"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Joshua.24.15",
"source": "וְאִם֩ רַ֨ע בְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜ם לַעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה בַּחֲר֨וּ לָכֶ֣ם הַיּוֹם֮ אֶת־מִ֣י תַעֲבֹדוּן֒ אִ֣ם אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־עָבְד֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֔ר וְאִם֙ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בְּאַרְצָ֑ם וְאָנֹכִ֣י וּבֵיתִ֔י נַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾim* *raʿ* *bə-ʿênêkem* *la-ʿăbōd* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *baḥărû* *lākem* *ha-yôm* *ʾet*-*mî* *taʿăbōdûn* *ʾim* *ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăšer*-*ʿābdû* *ʾăbôtêkem* *ʾăšer* *mē-ʿēber* *ha-nāhār* *wə-ʾim* *ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhê* *hā-ʾĕmōrî* *ʾăšer* *ʾattem* *yōšbîm* *bə-ʾarṣām* *wə-ʾānōkî* *û-bêtî* *naʿăbōd* *ʾet*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*bə-ʿênêkem*": "preposition + noun, dual construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your eyes",
"*la-ʿăbōd*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to serve",
"*baḥărû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - choose",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for yourselves",
"*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day/today",
"*ʾet-mî*": "direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - whom",
"*taʿăbōdûn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - you will serve",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*ʿābdû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they served",
"*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers",
"*mē-ʿēber*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from beyond/across",
"*ha-nāhār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the river",
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if/or",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gods of",
"*hā-ʾĕmōrî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Amorite",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*yōšbîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - dwelling/sitting",
"*bə-ʾarṣām*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their land",
"*wə-ʾānōkî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - and I",
"*û-bêtî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my house",
"*naʿăbōd*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will serve"
},
"variants": {
"*raʿ*": "evil/bad/displeasing",
"*bə-ʿênêkem*": "in your eyes/in your sight/in your opinion",
"*baḥărû*": "choose/select/elect",
"*mē-ʿēber ha-nāhār*": "from beyond the river/from Mesopotamia/from Euphrates region",
"*ʾĕmōrî*": "Amorite/Canaanite peoples",
"*yōšbîm*": "dwelling/sitting/inhabiting/living"
}
}
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"
}
}