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1. Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel's elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
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1. And Joshua H3091 gathered H622 H853 all H3605 the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 to Shechem H7927 , and called H7121 for the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 , and for their heads H7218 , and for their judges H8199 , and for their officers H7860 ; and they presented themselves H3320 before H6440 God H430 .
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2. Joshua told all the people, "Here is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,
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2. And Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 all H3605 the people H5971 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 , Your fathers H1 dwelt H3427 on the other side H5676 of the flood H5104 in old time H4480 H5769 , even Terah H8646 , the father H1 of Abraham H85 , and the father H1 of Nachor H5152 : and they served H5647 other H312 gods H430 .
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3. but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,
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3. And I took H3947 H853 your father H1 H853 Abraham H85 from the other side H4480 H5676 of the flood H5104 , and led H1980 him throughout all H3605 the land H776 of Canaan H3667 , and multiplied H7235 H853 his seed H2233 , and gave H5414 him H853 Isaac H3327 .
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4. and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
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4. And I gave H5414 unto Isaac H3327 H853 Jacob H3290 and Esau H6215 : and I gave H5414 unto Esau H6215 H853 mount H2022 Seir H8165 , to possess H3423 it ; but Jacob H3290 and his children H1121 went down H3381 into Egypt H4714 .
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5. I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt down when I intervened in their land. Then I brought you out.
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5. I sent H7971 H853 Moses H4872 also and Aaron H175 , and I plagued H5062 H853 Egypt H4714 , according to that which H834 I did H6213 among H7130 them : and afterward H310 I brought you out H3318 H853 .
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6. When I brought your fathers out of Egypt, you arrived at the sea. The Egyptians chased your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
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6. And I brought your fathers out H3318 H853 H1 of Egypt H4480 H4714 : and ye came H935 unto the sea H3220 ; and the Egyptians H4714 pursued H7291 after H310 your fathers H1 with chariots H7393 and horsemen H6571 unto the Red H5488 sea H3220 .
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7. Your fathers cried out for help to the LORD; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, and then drowned them in the sea. You witnessed with your very own eyes what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time.
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7. And when they cried H6817 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , he put H7760 darkness H3990 between H996 you and the Egyptians H4713 , and brought H935 H853 the sea H3220 upon H5921 them , and covered H3680 them ; and your eyes H5869 have seen H7200 H853 what H834 I have done H6213 in Egypt H4714 : and ye dwelt H3427 in the wilderness H4057 a long H7227 season H3117 .
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8. Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought with you, but I handed them over to you; you conquered their land and I destroyed them from before you.
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8. And I brought H935 you into H413 the land H776 of the Amorites H567 , which dwelt H3427 on the other side H5676 Jordan H3383 ; and they fought H3898 with H854 you : and I gave H5414 them into your hand H3027 , that ye might possess H3423 H853 their land H776 ; and I destroyed H8045 them from before H4480 H6440 you.
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9. Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment on you.
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9. Then Balak H1111 the son H1121 of Zippor H6834 , king H4428 of Moab H4124 , arose H6965 and warred H3898 against Israel H3478 , and sent H7971 and called H7121 Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160 to curse H7043 you:
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10. I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept prophesying good things about you, and I rescued you from his power.
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10. But I would H14 not H3808 hearken H8085 unto Balaam H1109 ; therefore he blessed H1288 H1288 you still : so I delivered H5337 you out of his hand H4480 H3027 .
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11. You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.
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11. And ye went over H5674 H853 Jordan H3383 , and came H935 unto H413 Jericho H3405 : and the men H1167 of Jericho H3405 fought H3898 against you , the Amorites H567 , and the Perizzites H6522 , and the Canaanites H3669 , and the Hittites H2850 , and the Girgashites H1622 , the Hivites H2340 , and the Jebusites H2983 ; and I delivered H5414 them into your hand H3027 .
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12. I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.
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12. And I sent H7971 H853 the hornet H6880 before H6440 you , which drove them out H1644 H853 from before H4480 H6440 you, even the two H8147 kings H4428 of the Amorites H567 ; but not H3808 with thy sword H2719 , nor H3808 with thy bow H7198 .
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13. I gave you a land in which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.'
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13. And I have given H5414 you a land H776 for which H834 ye did not H3808 labor H3021 , and cities H5892 which H834 ye built H1129 not H3808 , and ye dwell H3427 in them ; of the vineyards H3754 and oliveyards H2132 which H834 ye planted H5193 not H3808 do ye H859 eat H398 .
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14. Now obey the LORD and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the LORD.
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14. Now therefore H6258 fear H3372 H853 the LORD H3068 , and serve H5647 him in sincerity H8549 and in truth H571 : and put away H5493 H853 the gods H430 which H834 your fathers H1 served H5647 on the other side H5676 of the flood H5104 , and in Egypt H4714 ; and serve H5647 ye H853 the LORD H3068 .
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15. If you have no desire to worship the LORD, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the LORD!"
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15. And if H518 it seem evil H7489 unto you H5869 to serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 , choose H977 you this day H3117 H853 whom H4310 ye will serve H5647 ; whether H518 H853 the gods H430 which H834 your fathers H1 served H5647 that H834 were on the other side H5676 of the flood H5104 , or H518 H853 the gods H430 of the Amorites H567 , in whose land H776 ye H859 dwell H3427 : but as for me H595 and my house H1004 , we will serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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16. The people responded, "Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!
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16. And the people H5971 answered H6030 and said H559 , God forbid H2486 that we should forsake H4480 H5800 H853 the LORD H3068 , to serve H5647 other H312 gods H430 ;
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17. For the LORD our God took us and our fathers out of slavery in the land of Egypt and performed these awesome miracles before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations.
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17. For H3588 the LORD H3068 our God H430 , he H1931 it is that brought H5927 us up and our fathers H1 out of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , from the house H4480 H1004 of bondage H5650 , and which H834 did H6213 those H428 great H1419 H853 signs H226 in our sight H5869 , and preserved H8104 us in all H3605 the way H1870 wherein H834 we went H1980 , and among all H3605 the people H5971 through H7130 whom we passed H5674 :
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18. The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!"
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18. And the LORD H3068 drove out H1644 from before H4480 H6440 us H853 all H3605 the people H5971 , even the Amorites H567 which dwelt H3427 in the land H776 : therefore will we H587 also H1571 serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 ; for H3588 he H1931 is our God H430 .
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19. Joshua warned the people, "You will not keep worshiping the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
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19. And Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 the people H5971 , Ye cannot H3808 H3201 serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 : for H3588 he H1931 is a holy H6918 God H430 ; he H1931 is a jealous H7072 God H410 ; he will not H3808 forgive H5375 your transgressions H6588 nor your sins H2403 .
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20. If you abandon the LORD and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you; he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, though he once treated you well."
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20. If H3588 ye forsake H5800 H853 the LORD H3068 , and serve H5647 strange H5236 gods H430 , then he will turn H7725 and do you hurt H7489 , and consume H3615 you, after H310 that H834 he hath done you good H3190 .
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21. The people said to Joshua, "No! We really will worship the LORD!"
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21. And the people H5971 said H559 unto H413 Joshua H3091 , Nay H3808 ; but H3588 we will serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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22. Joshua said to the people, "Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the LORD?" They replied, "We are witnesses!"
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22. And Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 the people H5971 , Ye H859 are witnesses H5707 against yourselves that H3588 ye H859 have chosen H977 you H853 the LORD H3068 , to serve H5647 him . And they said H559 , We are witnesses H5707 .
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23. Joshua said, "Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the LORD God of Israel."
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23. Now H6258 therefore put away H5493 , said he , the H853 strange H5236 gods H430 which H834 are among H7130 you , and incline H5186 H853 your heart H3824 unto H413 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 .
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24. The people said to Joshua, "We will worship the LORD our God and obey him."
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24. And the people H5971 said H559 unto H413 Joshua H3091 , H853 The LORD H3068 our God H430 will we serve H5647 , and his voice H6963 will we obey H8085 .
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25. That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem.
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25. So Joshua H3091 made H3772 a covenant H1285 with the people H5971 that H1931 day H3117 , and set H7760 them a statute H2706 and an ordinance H4941 in Shechem H7927 .
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26. Joshua wrote these words in the Law Scroll of God. He then took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the LORD's shrine.
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26. And Joshua H3091 wrote H3789 these H428 H853 words H1697 in the book H5612 of the law H8451 of God H430 , and took H3947 a great H1419 stone H68 , and set it up H6965 there H8033 under H8478 an oak H427 , that H834 was by the sanctuary H4720 of the LORD H3068 .
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27. Joshua said to all the people, "Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God."
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27. And Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 all H3605 the people H5971 , Behold H2009 , this H2063 stone H68 shall be H1961 a witness H5713 unto us; for H3588 it H1931 hath heard H8085 H853 all H3605 the words H561 of the LORD H3068 which H834 he spoke H1696 unto H5973 us : it shall be H1961 therefore a witness H5713 unto you, lest H6435 ye deny H3584 your God H430 .
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28. When Joshua dismissed the people, they went to their allotted portions of land.
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28. So Joshua H3091 let H853 the people H5971 depart H7971 , every man H376 unto his inheritance H5159 .
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29. After all this Joshua son of Nun, the LORD's servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.
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29. And it came to pass H1961 after H310 these H428 things H1697 , that Joshua H3091 the son H1121 of Nun H5126 , the servant H5650 of the LORD H3068 , died H4191 , being a hundred H3967 and ten H6235 years old H8141 .
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30. They buried him in his allotted territory in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
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30. And they buried H6912 him in the border H1366 of his inheritance H5159 in Timnathserah H8556 , which H834 is in mount H2022 Ephraim H669 , on the north side H4480 H6828 of the hill H2022 of Gaash H1608 .
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31. Israel worshiped the LORD throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the LORD had done for Israel.
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31. And Israel H3478 served H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 all H3605 the days H3117 of Joshua H3091 , and all H3605 the days H3117 of the elders H2205 that H834 overlived H748 H3117 H310 Joshua H3091 , and which H834 had known H3045 H853 all H3605 the works H4639 of the LORD H3068 , that H834 he had done H6213 for Israel H3478 .
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32. The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph.
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32. And the bones H6106 of Joseph H3130 , which H834 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 brought up H5927 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 , buried H6912 they in Shechem H7927 , in a parcel H2513 of ground H7704 which H834 Jacob H3290 bought H7069 of H4480 H854 the sons H1121 of Hamor H2544 the father H1 of Shechem H7928 for a hundred H3967 pieces of silver H7192 : and it became H1961 the inheritance H5159 of the children H1121 of Joseph H3130 .
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33. Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him in Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim, where his son Phinehas had been assigned land.
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33. And Eleazar H499 the son H1121 of Aaron H175 died H4191 ; and they buried H6912 him in a hill H1389 that pertained to Phinehas H6372 his son H1121 , which H834 was given H5414 him in mount H2022 Ephraim H669 .
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