24:1 And Joshua 3091 gathered 622 8799 all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to Shechem 7927, and called 7121 8799 for the elders 2205 of Israel 3478, and for their heads 7218, and for their judges 8199 8802, and for their officers 7860 8802; and they presented 3320 8691 themselves before 6440 God 430.

24:2 And Joshua 3091 said 559 8799 unto all the people 5971, Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, Your fathers 1 dwelt 3427 8804 on the other side 5676 of the flood 5104 in old time 5769, [even] Terah 8646, the father 1 of Abraham 85, and the father 1 of Nachor 5152: and they served 5647 8799 other 312 gods 430.

24:3 And I took 3947 8799 your father 1 Abraham 85 from the other side 5676 of the flood 5104, and led 3212 8686 him throughout all the land 776 of Canaan 3667, and multiplied 7235 8686 his seed 2233, and gave 5414 8799 him Isaac 3327.

24:4 And I gave 5414 8799 unto Isaac 3327 Jacob 3290 and Esau 6215: and I gave 5414 8799 unto Esau 6215 mount 2022 Seir 8165, to possess 3423 8800 it; but Jacob 3290 and his children 1121 went down 3381 8804 into Egypt 4714.

24:5 I sent 7971 8799 Moses 4872 also and Aaron 175, and I plagued 5062 8799 Egypt 4714, according to that which 834 I did 6213 8804 among 7130 them: and afterward 310 I brought you out 3318 8689.

24:6 And I brought 3318 8686 your fathers 1 out of Egypt 4714: and ye came 935 8799 unto the sea 3220; and the Egyptians 4714 pursued 7291 8799 after 310 your fathers 1 with chariots 7393 and horsemen 6571 unto the Red 5488 sea 3220.

24:7 And when they cried 6817 8799 unto the LORD 3068, he put 7760 8799 darkness 3990 between you and the Egyptians 4713, and brought 935 8686 the sea 3220 upon them, and covered 3680 8762 them; and your eyes 5869 have seen 7200 8799 what I have done 6213 8804 in Egypt 4714: and ye dwelt 3427 8799 in the wilderness 4057 a long 7227 season 3117.

24:8 And I brought 935 8686 you into the land 776 of the Amorites 567, which dwelt 3427 8802 on the other side 5676 Jordan 3383; and they fought 3898 8735 with you: and I gave 5414 8799 them into your hand 3027, that ye might possess 3423 8799 their land 776; and I destroyed 8045 8686 them from before 6440 you.

24:9 Then Balak 1111 the son 1121 of Zippor 6834, king 4428 of Moab 4124, arose 6965 8799 and warred 3898 8735 against Israel 3478, and sent 7971 8799 and called 7121 8799 Balaam 1109 the son 1121 of Beor 1160 to curse 7043 8763 you:

24:10 But I would 14 8804 not hearken 8085 8800 unto Balaam 1109; therefore he blessed 1288 8762 you still 1288 8800: so I delivered 5337 8686 you out of his hand 3027.

24:11 And ye went over 5674 8799 Jordan 3383, and came 935 8799 unto Jericho 3405: and the men 1167 of Jericho 3405 fought 3898 8735 against you, the Amorites 567, and the Perizzites 6522, and the Canaanites 3669, and the Hittites 2850, and the Girgashites 1622, the Hivites 2340, and the Jebusites 2983; and I delivered 5414 8799 them into your hand 3027.

24:12 And I sent 7971 8799 the hornet 6880 before 6440 you, which drave them out 1644 8762 from before 6440 you, [even] the two 8147 kings 4428 of the Amorites 567; [but] not with thy sword 2719, nor with thy bow 7198.

24:13 And I have given 5414 8799 you a land 776 for which ye did not labour 3021 8804, and cities 5892 which ye built 1129 8804 not, and ye dwell 3427 8799 in them; of the vineyards 3754 and oliveyards 2132 which ye planted 5193 8804 not do ye eat 398 8802.

24:14 Now therefore fear 3372 8798 the LORD 3068, and serve 5647 8798 him in sincerity 8549 and in truth 571: and put away 5493 8685 the gods 430 which your fathers 1 served 5647 8804 on the other side 5676 of the flood 5104, and in Egypt 4714; and serve 5647 8798 ye the LORD 3068.

24:15 And if it seem evil 7489 8804 unto you 4310 to serve 5647 8800 the LORD 3068, choose 977 8798 you this day 3117 whom 5869 ye will serve 5647 8799; whether the gods 430 which your fathers 1 served 5647 8804 that [were] on the other side 5676 of the flood 5104, or the gods 430 of the Amorites 567, in whose land 776 ye dwell 3427 8802: but as for me and my house 1004, we will serve 5647 8799 the LORD 3068.

24:16 And the people 5971 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, God forbid 2486 that we should forsake 5800 8800 the LORD 3068, to serve 5647 8800 other 312 gods 430;

24:17 For the LORD 3068 our God 430, he [it is] that brought us up 5927 8688 and our fathers 1 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714, from the house 1004 of bondage 5650, and which did 6213 8804 those great 1419 signs 226 in our sight 5869, and preserved 8104 8799 us in all the way 1870 wherein we went 1980 8804, and among all the people 5971 through 7130 whom we passed 5674 8804:

24:18 And the LORD 3068 drave out 1644 8762 from before 6440 us all the people 5971, even the Amorites 567 which dwelt 3427 8802 in the land 776: [therefore] will we also serve 5647 8799 the LORD 3068; for he [is] our God 430.

24:19 And Joshua 3091 said 559 8799 unto the people 5971, Ye cannot 3201 8799 serve 5647 8800 the LORD 3068: for he [is] an holy 6918 God 430; he [is] a jealous 7072 God 410; he will not forgive 5375 8799 your transgressions 6588 nor your sins 2403.

24:20 If ye forsake 5800 8799 the LORD 3068, and serve 5647 8804 strange 5236 gods 430, then he will turn 7725 8804 and do you hurt 7489 8689, and consume 3615 8765 you, after 310 that he hath done you good 3190 8689.

24:21 And the people 5971 said 559 8799 unto Joshua 3091, Nay; but we will serve 5647 8799 the LORD 3068.

24:22 And Joshua 3091 said 559 8799 unto the people 5971, Ye [are] witnesses 5707 against yourselves that ye have chosen 977 8804 you the LORD 3068, to serve 5647 8800 him. And they said 559 8799, [We are] witnesses 5707.

24:23 Now therefore put away 5493 8685, [said he], the strange 5236 gods 430 which [are] among 7130 you, and incline 5186 8685 your heart 3824 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478.

24:24 And the people 5971 said 559 8799 unto Joshua 3091, The LORD 3068 our God 430 will we serve 5647 8799, and his voice 6963 will we obey 8085 8799.

24:25 So Joshua 3091 made 3772 8799 a covenant 1285 with the people 5971 that day 3117, and set 7760 8799 them a statute 2706 and an ordinance 4941 in Shechem 7927.

24:26 And Joshua 3091 wrote 3789 8799 these words 1697 in the book 5612 of the law 8451 of God 430, and took 3947 8799 a great 1419 stone 68, and set it up 6965 8686 there under an oak 427, that [was] by the sanctuary 4720 of the LORD 3068.

24:27 And Joshua 3091 said 559 8799 unto all the people 5971, Behold, this stone 68 shall be a witness 5713 unto us; for it hath heard 8085 8804 all the words 561 of the LORD 3068 which he spake 1696 8765 unto us: it shall be therefore a witness 5713 unto you, lest ye deny 3584 8762 your God 430.

24:28 So Joshua 3091 let the people 5971 depart 7971 8762, every man 376 unto his inheritance 5159.

24:29 And it came to pass after 310 these things 1697, that Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126, the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068, died 4191 8799, [being] an hundred 3967 and ten 6235 years 8141 old 1121.

24:30 And they buried 6912 8799 him in the border 1366 of his inheritance 5159 in Timnathserah 8556, which [is] in mount 2022 Ephraim 669, on the north side 6828 of the hill 2022 of Gaash 1608.

24:31 And Israel 3478 served 5647 8799 the LORD 3068 all the days 3117 of Joshua 3091, and all the days 3117 of the elders 2205 that overlived 748 8689 3117 310 Joshua 3091, and which had known 3045 8804 all the works 4639 of the LORD 3068, that he had done 6213 8804 for Israel 3478.(overlived…: Heb. prolonged their days after Joshua)

24:32 And the bones 6106 of Joseph 3130, which the children 1121 of Israel 3478 brought up 5927 8689 out of Egypt 4714, buried 6912 8804 they in Shechem 7927, in a parcel 2513 of ground 7704 which Jacob 3290 bought 7069 8804 of the sons 1121 of Hamor 2544 the father 1 of Shechem 7927 for an hundred 3967 pieces of silver 7192: and it became the inheritance 5159 of the children 1121 of Joseph 3130.(pieces…: or, lambs)

24:33 And Eleazar 499 the son 1121 of Aaron 175 died 4191 8804; and they buried 6912 8799 him in a hill 1389 [that pertained to] Phinehas 6372 his son 1121, which was given 5414 8738 him in mount 2022 Ephraim 669.

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