21 {
"verseID": "Joshua.24.21",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָעָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ לֹ֕א כִּ֥י אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה נַעֲבֹֽד׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *hā-ʿām* *ʾel*-*yəhôšuaʿ* *lōʾ* *kî* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *naʿăbōd*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he said",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no",
"*kî*": "conjunction - but/rather",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*naʿăbōd*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will serve"
},
"variants": {
"*lōʾ kî*": "no, rather/no, but/no, for"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Joshua.24.22",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־הָעָ֗ם עֵדִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ בָּכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־אַתֶּ֞ם בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲבֹ֣ד אוֹת֑וֹ וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ עֵדִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *yəhôšuaʿ* *ʾel*-*hā-ʿām* *ʿēdîm* *ʾattem* *bākem* *kî*-*ʾattem* *bəḥartem* *lākem* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *la-ʿăbōd* *ʾôtô* *wa-yōʾmərû* *ʿēdîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he said",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*ʿēdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - witnesses",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*bākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - against yourselves",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*bəḥartem*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have chosen",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for yourselves",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*la-ʿăbōd*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to serve",
"*ʾôtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wa-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʿēdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - witnesses"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿēdîm*": "witnesses/testimony",
"*bākem*": "against yourselves/among yourselves",
"*bəḥartem*": "you have chosen/you have selected/you have elected"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Joshua.24.23",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֕ה הָסִ֛ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַנֵּכָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְהַטּוּ֙ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh* *hāsîrû* *ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhê* *ha-nēkār* *ʾăšer* *bə-qirbəkem* *wə-haṭṭû* *ʾet*-*ləbabkem* *ʾel*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*hāsîrû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - put away/remove",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gods of",
"*ha-nēkār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the foreign/strange",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*bə-qirbəkem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your midst",
"*wə-haṭṭû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, masculine plural - and incline/stretch out",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ləbabkem*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your heart",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*hāsîrû*": "put away/remove/turn aside",
"*ʾĕlōhê ha-nēkār*": "foreign gods/strange gods",
"*bə-qirbəkem*": "in your midst/among you",
"*haṭṭû*": "incline/stretch out/extend/turn",
"*ləbab*": "heart/mind/inner self"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Joshua.24.24",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ הָעָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ נַעֲבֹ֔ד וּבְקוֹל֖וֹ נִשְׁמָֽע׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmərû* *hā-ʿām* *ʾel*-*yəhôšuaʿ* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* *naʿăbōd* *û-bə-qôlô* *nišmāʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our God",
"*naʿăbōd*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will serve",
"*û-bə-qôlô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to his voice",
"*nišmāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will listen/obey"
},
"variants": {
"*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise",
"*nišmāʿ*": "we will listen/we will obey/we will hear"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Joshua.24.25",
"source": "וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ בְּרִ֛ית לָעָ֖ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיָּ֥שֶׂם ל֛וֹ חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-yikrōt* *yəhôšuaʿ* *bərît* *lā-ʿām* *ba-yôm* *ha-hûʾ* *wa-yāśem* *lô* *ḥōq* *û-mišpāṭ* *bi-šəkem*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yikrōt*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he cut",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*bərît*": "noun, feminine singular - covenant",
"*lā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the people",
"*ba-yôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the day",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - that",
"*wa-yāśem*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he set/established",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for him/it",
"*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine singular - statute/decree",
"*û-mišpāṭ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and judgment/ordinance",
"*bi-šəkem*": "preposition + proper noun - in Shechem"
},
"variants": {
"*kārōt bərît*": "cut a covenant/make a covenant/establish a treaty",
"*ḥōq*": "statute/decree/ordinance/law",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/ordinance/legal decision"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Joshua.24.26",
"source": "וַיִּכְתֹּ֤ב יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה בְּסֵ֖פֶר תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶ֣בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֔ה וַיְקִימֶ֣הָ שָּׁ֔ם תַּ֚חַת הָֽאַלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yiktōb* *yəhôšuaʿ* *ʾet*-*ha-dəbārîm* *hā-ʾēlleh* *bə-sēper* *tôrat* *ʾĕlōhîm* *wa-yiqqaḥ* *ʾeben* *gədôlāh* *wa-yəqîmehā* *šām* *taḥat* *hā-ʾallāh* *ʾăšer* *bə-miqdaš* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiktōb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he wrote",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-dəbārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the words",
"*hā-ʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, plural - these",
"*bə-sēper*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in book of",
"*tôrat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - law/instruction of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he took",
"*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone",
"*gədôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - large/great",
"*wa-yəqîmehā*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and he set it up",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under",
"*hā-ʾallāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the oak/terebinth",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*bə-miqdaš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in sanctuary of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton"
},
"variants": {
"*dəbārîm*": "words/matters/things",
"*sēper tôrat ʾĕlōhîm*": "book of the law of God/book of God's instruction",
"*ʾeben*": "stone/rock",
"*yəqîmehā*": "set it up/erect it/establish it",
"*ʾallāh*": "oak/terebinth/large tree",
"*miqdaš*": "sanctuary/holy place"
}
}