Joshua 23 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Joshua Calls All Israel

1 Now it happened ^H1961 after ^H310 many ^H7227 days ^H3117, after ^H310 H834 Yahweh ^H3068 had given ^H5117 rest ^H5117 to Israel ^H3478 from all ^H3605 their enemies ^H340 [fn]on every ^H5439 side ^H5439, and Joshua ^H3091 was ^H2204 old ^H2204, advanced ^H935 in years ^H3117,

2 that Joshua ^H3091 called ^H7121 for all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, for their elders ^H2205 and their heads ^H7218 and their judges ^H8199 and their officers ^H7860, and said ^H559 to them, “I am ^H2204 old ^H2204, advanced ^H935 in years ^H3117. 3 And you have seen ^H7200 all ^H3605 that Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has done ^H6213 to all ^H3605 these ^H428 nations ^H1471 because ^H4480 H6440 of you, for Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 is He who has been fighting ^H3898 for you. 4 See ^H7200, I have allotted ^H5307 to you these ^H428 nations ^H1471 which remain ^H7604 as an inheritance ^H5159 for your tribes ^H7626, with all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 which ^H834 I have cut ^H3772 off ^H3772, from the Jordan ^H3383 even to the Great ^H1419 Sea ^H3220 toward the setting ^H3996 of the sun ^H8121. 5 And Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430, He will thrust ^H1920 them out from before ^H6440 you and dispossess ^H3423 them before ^H6440 you; and you will possess ^H3423 their land ^H776, just ^H834 as Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 [fn]promised ^H1696 you. 6 Be ^H2388 very ^H3966 strong ^H2388, then, to keep ^H8104 and to do ^H6213 all ^H3605 that is written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the law ^H8451 of Moses ^H4872, so that you may not turn ^H5493 aside ^H5493 from it to the right ^H3225 hand ^H3225 or to the left ^H8040, 7 so ^H1115 that you will not go ^H935 along with these ^H428 nations ^H1471, these ^H428 which remain ^H7604 among ^H854 you, and you will not mention ^H2142 the name ^H8034 of their gods ^H430, and you will not make anyone swear ^H7650 by them, and you will not serve ^H5647 them, and you will not bow ^H2331 down ^H2331 to them. 8 But you are to cling ^H1692 to Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430, as you have done ^H6213 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. 9 For Yahweh ^H3068 has dispossessed ^H3423 great ^H1419 and mighty ^H6099 nations ^H1471 from before ^H6440 you; and as for you, no ^H3808 man ^H376 has stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 you to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. 10 One ^H259 of your men ^H376 will pursue ^H7291 one thousand ^H505, for Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 is He who fights ^H3898 for you, just ^H834 as He [fn]promised ^H1696 you. 11 So keep ^H8104 your ^H5315 souls ^H5315 very ^H3966 carefully ^H3966 to love ^H157 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430. 12 For if ^H518 you ever ^H7725 turn ^H7725 back ^H7725 and cling ^H1692 to the rest ^H3499 of these ^H428 nations ^H1471, these ^H428 which remain ^H7604 among ^H854 you, and intermarry ^H2859 with them, so that you go ^H935 along with them and they with you, 13 know ^H3045 with ^H3045 certainty ^H3045 that Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 will not continue ^H3254 to dispossess ^H3423 these ^H428 nations ^H1471 from before ^H6440 you; but they will be a snare ^H6341 and a trap ^H4170 to you and a whip ^H7850 on your sides ^H6654 and thorns ^H6796 in your eyes ^H5869, until ^H5704 you perish ^H6 from off ^H5921 this ^H2088 good ^H2896 land ^H127 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has given ^H5414 you.

14 “Now behold ^H2009, today ^H3117 I am going ^H1980 the way ^H1870 of all ^H3605 the earth ^H776, and you know ^H3045 in all ^H3605 your hearts ^H3824 and in all ^H3605 your souls ^H5315 that not one ^H259 word ^H1697 of all ^H3605 the good ^H2896 words ^H1697 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 spoke ^H1696 concerning ^H5921 you has failed ^H5307; all ^H3605 have come ^H935 to pass ^H935 for you; not one word ^H259 of them has failed ^H5307. 15 And it will be ^H1961 that just ^H834 as all ^H3605 the good ^H2896 words ^H1697 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 spoke ^H1696 to you have come ^H935 upon you, so ^H3651 Yahweh ^H3068 will bring ^H935 upon you all ^H3605 the calamitous ^H7451 words ^H1697, until ^H5704 He has destroyed ^H8045 you from off ^H5921 this ^H2088 good ^H2896 land ^H776 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has given ^H5414 you. 16 When you trespass ^H5674 against the covenant ^H1285 of Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430, which ^H834 He commanded ^H6680 you, and go ^H1980 and serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods ^H430 and bow ^H2331 down ^H2331 to them, then the anger ^H639 of Yahweh ^H3068 will burn ^H2734 against you, and you will perish ^H6 quickly ^H4120 from off ^H5921 the good ^H2896 land ^H776 which ^H834 He has given ^H5414 you.”