¹ And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

² And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

³ And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

⁴ And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

⁵ I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.

⁶ And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.

⁷ And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

⁸ And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

⁹ Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

¹⁰ But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

¹¹ And you went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹² And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

¹³ And I have given you a land for which ye did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

¹⁴ Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

¹⁵ And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

¹⁶ And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

¹⁷ For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

¹⁸ And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

¹⁹ And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

²⁰ If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

²¹ And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.

²² And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

²³ Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

²⁴ And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

²⁵ So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.

²⁷ And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

²⁸ So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.

²⁹ And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

³⁰ And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.

³¹ And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.

³² And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³³ And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

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¹ And Joshua ^H3091 gathered ^H622 all 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 ^H3320 themselves before ^H6440 God. ^H430

² And Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 unto all the people, ^H5971 Thus 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, ^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

³ And I took ^H3947 your father ^H1 Abraham ^H85 from the other side ^H5676 of the flood, ^H5104 and led ^H3212 him throughout all the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 and multiplied ^H7235 his seed, ^H2233 and gave ^H5414 him Isaac. ^H3327

⁴ And I gave ^H5414 unto Isaac ^H3327 Jacob ^H3290 and Esau: ^H6215 and I gave ^H5414 unto Esau ^H6215 mount ^H2022 Seir, ^H8165 to possess ^H3423 it; but Jacob ^H3290 and his children ^H1121 went down ^H3381 into Egypt. ^H4714

⁵ I sent ^H7971 Moses ^H4872 also and Aaron, ^H175 and I plagued ^H5062 Egypt, ^H4714 according to that which ^H834 I did ^H6213 among ^H7130 them: and afterward ^H310 I brought you out. ^H3318

⁶ And I brought ^H3318 your fathers ^H1 out of Egypt: ^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

⁷ And when they cried ^H6817 unto the LORD, ^H3068 he put ^H7760 darkness ^H3990 between you and the Egyptians, ^H4713 and brought ^H935 the sea ^H3220 upon them, and covered ^H3680 them; and your eyes ^H5869 have seen ^H7200 what I have done ^H6213 in Egypt: ^H4714 and ye dwelt ^H3427 in the wilderness ^H4057 a long ^H7227 season. ^H3117

⁸ And I brought ^H935 you into the land ^H776 of the Amorites, ^H567 which dwelt ^H3427 on the other side ^H5676 Jordan; ^H3383 and they fought ^H3898 with you: and I gave ^H5414 them into your hand, ^H3027 that ye might possess ^H3423 their land; ^H776 and I destroyed ^H8045 them from before ^H6440 you.

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:

¹⁰ But I would ^H14 not hearken ^H8085 unto Balaam; ^H1109 therefore he blessed ^H1288 you still: ^H1288 so I delivered ^H5337 you out of his hand. ^H3027

¹¹ And ye went over ^H5674 Jordan, ^H3383 and came ^H935 unto 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

¹² And I sent ^H7971 the hornet ^H6880 before ^H6440 you, which drave them out ^H1644 from before ^H6440 you, even the two ^H8147 kings ^H4428 of the Amorites; ^H567 but not with thy sword, ^H2719 nor with thy bow. ^H7198

¹³ And I have given ^H5414 you a land ^H776 for which ye did not labour, ^H3021 and cities ^H5892 which ye built ^H1129 not, and ye dwell ^H3427 in them; of the vineyards ^H3754 and oliveyards ^H2132 which ye planted ^H5193 not do ye eat. ^H398

¹⁴ Now therefore fear ^H3372 the LORD, ^H3068 and serve ^H5647 him in sincerity ^H8549 and in truth: ^H571 and put away ^H5493 the gods ^H430 which your fathers ^H1 served ^H5647 on the other side ^H5676 of the flood, ^H5104 and in Egypt; ^H4714 and serve ^H5647 ye the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁵ And if it seem evil ^H7489 unto you ^H4310 to serve ^H5647 the LORD, ^H3068 choose ^H977 you this day ^H3117 whom ^H5869 ye will serve; ^H5647 whether the gods ^H430 which your fathers ^H1 served ^H5647 that were on the other side ^H5676 of the flood, ^H5104 or the gods ^H430 of the Amorites, ^H567 in whose land ^H776 ye dwell: ^H3427 but as for me and my house, ^H1004 we will serve ^H5647 the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁶ And the people ^H5971 answered ^H6030 and said, ^H559 God forbid ^H2486 that we should forsake ^H5800 the LORD, ^H3068 to serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods; ^H430

¹⁷ For the LORD ^H3068 our God, ^H430 he it is that brought us up ^H5927 and our fathers ^H1 out of the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 from the house ^H1004 of bondage, ^H5650 and which did ^H6213 those great ^H1419 signs ^H226 in our sight, ^H5869 and preserved ^H8104 us in all the way ^H1870 wherein we went, ^H1980 and among all the people ^H5971 through ^H7130 whom we passed: ^H5674

¹⁸ And the LORD ^H3068 drave out ^H1644 from before ^H6440 us all the people, ^H5971 even the Amorites ^H567 which dwelt ^H3427 in the land: ^H776 therefore will we also serve ^H5647 the LORD; ^H3068 for he is our God. ^H430

¹⁹ And Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 unto the people, ^H5971 Ye cannot ^H3201 serve ^H5647 the LORD: ^H3068 for he is an holy ^H6918 God; ^H430 he is a jealous ^H7072 God; ^H410 he will not forgive ^H5375 your transgressions ^H6588 nor your sins. ^H2403

²⁰ If ye forsake ^H5800 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 he hath done you good. ^H3190

²¹ And the people ^H5971 said ^H559 unto Joshua, ^H3091 Nay; but we will serve ^H5647 the LORD. ^H3068

²² And Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 unto the people, ^H5971 Ye are witnesses ^H5707 against yourselves that ye have chosen ^H977 you the LORD, ^H3068 to serve ^H5647 him. And they said, ^H559 We are witnesses. ^H5707

²³ Now therefore put away, ^H5493 said he, the strange ^H5236 gods ^H430 which are among ^H7130 you, and incline ^H5186 your heart ^H3824 unto the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel. ^H3478

²⁴ And the people ^H5971 said ^H559 unto Joshua, ^H3091 The LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 will we serve, ^H5647 and his voice ^H6963 will we obey. ^H8085

²⁵ So Joshua ^H3091 made ^H3772 a covenant ^H1285 with the people ^H5971 that day, ^H3117 and set ^H7760 them a statute ^H2706 and an ordinance ^H4941 in Shechem. ^H7927

²⁶ And Joshua ^H3091 wrote ^H3789 these 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 under an oak, ^H427 that was by the sanctuary ^H4720 of the LORD. ^H3068

²⁷ And Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 unto all the people, ^H5971 Behold, this stone ^H68 shall be a witness ^H5713 unto us; for it hath heard ^H8085 all the words ^H561 of the LORD ^H3068 which he spake ^H1696 unto us: it shall be therefore a witness ^H5713 unto you, lest ye deny ^H3584 your God. ^H430

²⁸ So Joshua ^H3091 let the people ^H5971 depart, ^H7971 every man ^H376 unto his inheritance. ^H5159

²⁹ And it came to pass after ^H310 these things, ^H1697 that Joshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Nun, ^H5126 the servant ^H5650 of the LORD, ^H3068 died, ^H4191 being an hundred ^H3967 and ten ^H6235 years ^H8141 old. ^H1121

³⁰ And they buried ^H6912 him in the border ^H1366 of his inheritance ^H5159 in Timnathserah, ^H8556 which is in mount ^H2022 Ephraim, ^H669 on the north side ^H6828 of the hill ^H2022 of Gaash. ^H1608

³¹ And Israel ^H3478 served ^H5647 the LORD ^H3068 all the days ^H3117 of Joshua, ^H3091 and all the days ^H3117 of the elders ^H2205 that overlived ^{H748 H3117 H310} Joshua, ^H3091 and which had known ^H3045 all the works ^H4639 of the LORD, ^H3068 that he had done ^H6213 for Israel. ^H3478

³² And the bones ^H6106 of Joseph, ^H3130 which the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 brought up ^H5927 out of Egypt, ^H4714 buried ^H6912 they in Shechem, ^H7927 in a parcel ^H2513 of ground ^H7704 which Jacob ^H3290 bought ^H7069 of the sons ^H1121 of Hamor ^H2544 the father ^H1 of Shechem ^H7927 for an hundred ^H3967 pieces of silver: ^H7192 and it became the inheritance ^H5159 of the children ^H1121 of Joseph. ^H3130

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 was given ^H5414 him in mount ^H2022 Ephraim. ^H669

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¹ And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

² And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

³ And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

⁴ And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

⁵ And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.

⁶ And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen unto the Red Sea.

⁷ And when they cried out unto Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.

⁸ And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

⁹ Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

¹⁰ but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

¹¹ And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹² And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

¹³ And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

¹⁴ Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

¹⁵ And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

¹⁶ And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

¹⁷ for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

¹⁸ and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

¹⁹ And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

²⁰ If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

²¹ And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.

²² And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

²³ Now therefore put away, `said he', the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

²⁴ And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.

²⁵ So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

²⁷ And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

²⁸ So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.

²⁹ And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

³⁰ And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

³¹ And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah, that he had wrought for Israel.

³² And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³³ And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.

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¹ And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and they station themselves before God.

² And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old -- Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor -- and they serve other gods;

³ and I take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.

⁴ And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.

⁵ And I send Moses and Aaron, and plague Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and afterwards I have brought you out.

⁶ And I bring out your fathers from Egypt, and ye go into the sea, and the Egyptians pursue after your fathers, with chariot and with horsemen, to the Red Sea;

⁷ and they cry unto Jehovah, and He setteth thick darkness between you and the Egyptians, and bringeth on them the sea, and covereth them, and your eyes see that which I have done in Egypt; and ye dwell in a wilderness many days.

⁸ `And I bring you in unto the land of the Amorite who is dwelling beyond the Jordan, and they fight with you, and I give them into your hand, and ye possess their land, and I destroy them out of your presence.

⁹ `And Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, riseth and fighteth against Israel, and sendeth and calleth for Balaam son of Beor, to revile you,

¹⁰ and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand.

¹¹ `And ye pass over the Jordan, and come in unto Jericho, and fight against you do the possessors of Jericho -- the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite -- and I give them into your hand.

¹² And I send before you the hornet, and it casteth them out from your presence -- two kings of the Amorite -- not by thy sword, nor by thy bow.

¹³ `And I give to you a land for which thou hast not laboured, and cities which ye have not built, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye have not planted ye are eating.

¹⁴ `And now, fear ye Jehovah, and serve Him, in perfection and in truth, and turn aside the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Jehovah;

¹⁵ and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah -- choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; -- whether the gods whom your fathers served, which `are' beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house -- we serve Jehovah.'

¹⁶ And the people answer and say, `Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

¹⁷ for Jehovah our God `is' He who is bringing us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants, and who hath done before our eyes these great signs, and doth keep us in all the way in which we have gone, and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed;

¹⁸ and Jehovah casteth out the whole of the peoples, even the Amorite inhabiting the land, from our presence; we also do serve Jehovah, for He `is' our God.'

¹⁹ And Joshua saith unto the people, `Ye are not able to serve Jehovah, for a God most holy He `is'; a zealous God He `is'; He doth not bear with your transgression and with your sins.

²⁰ When ye forsake Jehovah, and have served gods of a stranger, then He hath turned back and done evil to you, and consumed you, after that He hath done good to you.'

²¹ And the people saith unto Joshua, `No, but Jehovah we do serve.'

²² And Joshua saith unto the people, `Witnesses ye are against yourselves, that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve Him (and they say, `Witnesses!')

²³ and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which `are' in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'

²⁴ And the people say unto Joshua, `Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

²⁵ And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.

²⁶ And Joshua writeth these words in the Book of the Law of God, and taketh a great stone, and raiseth it up there under the oak which `is' in the sanctuary of Jehovah.

²⁷ And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness, lest ye lie against your God.'

²⁸ And Joshua sendeth the people away, each to his inheritance.

²⁹ And it cometh to pass, after these things, that Joshua son of Nun, servant of Jehovah, dieth, a son of a hundred and ten years,

³⁰ and they bury him in the border of his inheritance, in Timnath-Serah, which `is' in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the hill of Gaash.

³¹ And Israel serveth Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who prolonged days after Joshua, and who knew all the work of Jehovah which He did to Israel.

³² And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the portion of the field which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor father of Shechem, with a hundred kesitah; and they are to the sons of Joseph for an inheritance.

³³ And Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they bury him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given to him in the hill-country of Ephraim.

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¹ And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

² And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.

³ And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.

⁴ And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau; and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt.

⁵ And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them; and afterwards I brought you out.

⁶ And I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.

⁷ Then they cried to Jehovah, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt; and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long time.

⁸ And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt beyond the Jordan, and they fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and ye took possession of their land, and I destroyed them from before you.

⁹ And Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

¹⁰ but I would not hearken unto Balaam, and he blessed you expressly, and I delivered you out of his hand.

¹¹ And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho, and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹² And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, [as] the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

¹³ And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

¹⁴ And now fear Jehovah and serve him in perfectness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve Jehovah.

¹⁵ And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

¹⁶ And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

¹⁷ for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs before our eyes, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed!

¹⁸ And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, and the Amorites the inhabitants of the land: so therefore we will serve Jehovah, for he is our God.

¹⁹ And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God; he is a jealous ùGod; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

²⁰ If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

²¹ And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.

²² And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.

²³ Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.

²⁴ And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken.

²⁵ So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

²⁷ And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

²⁸ And Joshua dismissed the people, every man to his inheritance.

²⁹ And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, a hundred and ten years old.

³⁰ And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the mountain of Gaash.

³¹ And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders whose days were prolonged after Joshua, and who had known all the works of Jehovah, which he had done for Israel.

³² And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem in the portion of the field which Jacob had bought of the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred kesitahs; and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³³ And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in mount Ephraim.

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¹ Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

² Joshua said to all the people, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

³ I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

⁴ I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

⁵ I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst of it: and afterward I brought you out.

⁶ I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Red Sea.

⁷ When they cried out to Yahweh, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and you lived in the wilderness many days.

⁸ I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

⁹ Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

¹⁰ but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

¹¹ You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹² I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.

¹³ I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn't build, and you dwell therein; of vineyards and olive groves which you didn't plant do you eat.

¹⁴ Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve you Yahweh.

¹⁵ If it seem evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.

¹⁶ The people answered, Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;

¹⁷ for Yahweh our God, he it is who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

¹⁸ and Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land: therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.

¹⁹ Joshua said to the people, You can't serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.

²⁰ If you forsake Yahweh, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he has done you good.

²¹ The people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Yahweh.

²² Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen you Yahweh, to serve him. They said, We are witnesses.

²³ Now therefore put away, [said he], the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

²⁴ The people said to Joshua, Yahweh our God will we serve, and to his voice will we listen.

²⁵ So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁶ Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh.

²⁷ Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which he spoke to us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.

²⁸ So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance.

²⁹ It happened after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.

³⁰ They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

³¹ Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Yahweh, that he had worked for Israel.

³² The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³³ Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.

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¹ Then Joshua got all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; and he sent for the responsible men of Israel and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers; and they took their place before God.

² And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.

³ And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, guiding him through all the land of Canaan; I made his offspring great in number, and gave him Isaac.

⁴ And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau: to Esau I gave Mount Seir, as his heritage; but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

⁵ And I sent Moses and Aaron, troubling Egypt by all the signs I did among them: and after that I took you out.

⁶ I took your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the Red Sea; and the Egyptians came after your fathers to the Red Sea, with their war-carriages and their horsemen.

⁷ And at their cry, the Lord made it dark between you and the Egyptians, and made the sea go over them, covering them with its waters; your eyes have seen what I did in Egypt: then for a long time you were living in the waste land.

⁸ And I took you into the lands of the Amorites on the other side of Jordan; and they made war on you, and I gave them into your hands and you took their land; and I sent destruction on them before you.

⁹ Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, went up to war against Israel; and he sent for Balaam, the son of Beor, to put a curse on you:

¹⁰ But I did not give ear to Balaam; and so he went on blessing you; and I kept you safe from him.

¹¹ Then you went over Jordan and came to Jericho: and the men of Jericho made war on you, the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Hivites and the Jebusites: and I gave them up into your hands.

¹² And I sent the hornet before you, driving out the two kings of the Amorites before you, not with your sword and your bow.

¹³ And I gave you a land on which you had done no work, and towns not of your building, and you are now living in them; and your food comes from vine-gardens and olive-gardens not of your planting.

¹⁴ So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.

¹⁵ And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.

¹⁶ Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;

¹⁷ For it is the Lord our God who has taken us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house, and who did all those great signs before our eyes, and kept us safe on all our journeys, and among all the peoples through whom we went:

¹⁸ And the Lord sent out from before us all the peoples, the Amorites living in the land: so we will be the servants of the Lord, for he is our God.

¹⁹ And Joshua said to the people, You are not able to be the servants of the Lord, for he is a holy God, a God who will not let his honour be given to another: he will have no mercy on your wrongdoing or your sins.

²⁰ If you are turned away from the Lord and become the servants of strange gods, then turning against you he will do you evil, cutting you off, after he has done you good.

²¹ And the people said to Joshua, No! But we will be the servants of the Lord.

²² And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have made the decision to be the servants of the Lord. And they said, We are witnesses.

²³ Then, he said, put away the strange gods among you, turning your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.

²⁴ And the people said to Joshua, We will be the servants of the Lord our God, and we will give ear to his voice.

²⁵ So Joshua made an agreement with the people that day, and gave them a rule and a law in Shechem.

²⁶ And Joshua put these words on record, writing them in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and put it up there under the oak-tree which was in the holy place of the Lord.

²⁷ And Joshua said to all the people, See now, this stone is to be a witness against us; for all the words of the Lord have been said to us in its hearing: so it will be a witness against you if you are false to the Lord your God.

²⁸ Then Joshua let the people go away, every man to his heritage.

²⁹ Now after these things, the death of Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, took place, he being then a hundred and ten years old.

³⁰ And they put his body in the earth in the land of his heritage in Timnath-serah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, to the north of Mount Gaash.

³¹ And Israel was true to the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the older men who were still living after Joshua's death, and had seen what the Lord had done for Israel.

³² And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had taken up from Egypt, they put in the earth in Shechem, in the property which Jacob had got from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for a hundred shekels: and they became the heritage of the children of Joseph.

³³ Then the death of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, took place; and his body was put in the earth in the hill of Phinehas his son, which had been given to him in the hill-country of Ephraim.