<< Joshua 24 >> Joshua 24 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated

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1 vai·ye·'e·sof ye·ho·v·shu·a' et-kol-shiv·tei yis·ra·'el she·che·mah; vai·yik·ra le·zik·nei yis·ra·'el u·le·ra·shav u·le·sho·fe·tav u·le·sho·te·rav, vai·yit·ya·tze·vu lif·nei ha·'e·lo·him. 2 vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-kol-ha·'am koh-a·mar ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el be·'e·ver han·na·har ya·she·vu a·vo·v·tei·chem me·'o·v·lam, te·rach a·vi av·ra·ham va·'a·vi na·cho·vr; vai·ya·'av·du e·lo·him a·che·rim. 3 va·'ek·kach et-a·vi·chem et-av·ra·ham me·'e·ver han·na·har, va·'o·v·lech o·v·tov be·chol-e·retz ke·na·'an; va·'e·rev ch va·'ar·beh k et-zar·'ov, va·'et·ten-lov et-yitz·chak. 4 va·'et·ten le·yitz·chak, et-ya·'a·kov ve·'et-e·sav; va·'et·ten le·'e·sav et-har se·'ir la·re·shet o·v·tov, ve·ya·'a·kov u·va·nav ya·re·du mitz·ra·yim. 5 va·'esh·lach et-mo·sheh ve·'et-a·ha·ron va·'eg·gof et-mitz·ra·yim, ka·'a·sher a·si·ti be·kir·bov; ve·'a·char ho·v·tze·ti et·chem. 6 va·'o·v·tzi et-a·vo·v·tei·chem mim·mitz·ra·yim, vat·ta·vo·'u hai·yam·mah; vai·yir·de·fu mitz·ra·yim a·cha·rei a·vo·v·tei·chem be·re·chev u·ve·fa·ra·shim yam-suf. 7 vai·yitz·'a·ku el-ha·shem vai·ya·sem ma·'a·fel bei·nei·chem u·vein ham·mitz·rim vai·ya·ve a·lav et-hai·yam vay·chas·se·hu, vat·tir·'ei·nah ei·nei·chem, et a·sher-a·si·ti be·mitz·ra·yim; vat·te·she·vu vam·mid·bar ya·mim rab·bim. 8 va·'a·vi·'ah ch va·'a·vi k et·chem el-e·retz ha·'e·mo·ri hai·yo·v·shev be·'e·ver hai·yar·den, vai·yil·la·cha·mu it·te·chem; va·'et·ten o·v·tam be·yed·chem vat·ti·re·shu et-ar·tzam, va·'ash·mi·dem mip·pe·nei·chem. 9 vai·ya·kam ba·lak ben-tzip·po·vr me·lech mo·v·'av, vai·yil·la·chem be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yish·lach vai·yik·ra le·vil·'am ben-be·'o·vr le·kal·lel et·chem. 10 ve·lo a·vi·ti lish·mo·a' le·vil·'am; vay·va·rech ba·ro·vch et·chem, va·'a·tzil et·chem mi·ya·dov. 11 vat·ta·'av·ru et-hai·yar·den vat·ta·vo·'u el-ye·ri·chov vai·yil·la·cha·mu va·chem ba·'a·lei-ye·ri·chov ha·'e·mo·ri ve·hap·pe·riz·zi ve·hak·ke·na·'a·ni ve·ha·chit·ti ve·hag·gir·ga·shi, ha·chiv·vi ve·hay·vu·si; va·'et·ten o·v·tam be·yed·chem. 12 va·'esh·lach lif·nei·chem et-ha·tzir·'ah, vat·te·ga·resh o·v·tam mip·pe·nei·chem, she·nei mal·chei ha·'e·mo·ri; lo ve·char·be·cha ve·lo ve·kash·te·cha. 13 va·'et·ten la·chem e·retz a·sher lo-ya·ga'·ta bah ve·'a·rim a·sher lo-ve·ni·tem, vat·te·she·vu ba·hem; ke·ra·mim ve·zei·tim a·sher lo-ne·ta'·tem, at·tem o·che·lim.

14 ve·'at·tah ye·r·'u et-ha·shem ve·'iv·du o·tov be·ta·mim u·ve·'e·met; ve·ha·si·ru et-e·lo·him a·sher a·ve·du a·vo·v·tei·chem be·'e·ver han·na·har u·ve·mitz·ra·yim, ve·'iv·du et-ha·shem. 15 ve·'im ra be·'ei·nei·chem la·'a·vod et-ha·shem ba·cha·ru la·chem hai·yo·vm et-mi ta·'a·vo·dun im et-e·lo·him a·sher-a·ve·du a·vo·v·tei·chem a·sher be·'e·ver ch me·'e·ver k han·na·har, ve·'im et-e·lo·hei ha·'e·mo·ri, a·sher at·tem yo·she·vim be·'ar·tzam; ve·'a·no·chi u·vei·ti, na·'a·vod et-ha·shem. f

16 vai·ya·'an ha·'am vai·yo·mer, cha·li·lah la·nu, me·'a·zov et-ha·shem; la·'a·vod e·lo·him a·che·rim. 17 ki ha·shem e·lo·hei·nu, hu ham·ma·'a·leh o·ta·nu ve·'et-a·vo·v·tei·nu me·'e·retz mitz·ra·yim mib·beit a·va·dim; va·'a·sher a·sah le·'ei·nei·nu et-ha·'o·to·vt hag·ge·do·lo·vt ha·'el·leh, vai·yish·me·re·nu be·chol-had·de·rech a·sher ha·lach·nu vah, u·ve·chol ha·'am·mim, a·sher a·var·nu be·kir·bam. 18 vay·ga·resh ha·shem et-kol-ha·'am·mim ve·'et-ha·'e·mo·ri yo·shev ha·'a·retz mip·pa·nei·nu; gam-a·nach·nu na·'a·vod et-ha·shem, ki-hu e·lo·hei·nu. s

19 vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-ha·'am lo tu·che·lu la·'a·vod et-ha·shem, ki-e·lo·him ke·do·shim hu; el-kan·no·v hu, lo-yis·sa le·fish·'a·chem u·le·chat·to·v·tei·chem. 20 ki ta·'az·vu et-ha·shem, va·'a·vad·tem e·lo·hei ne·char; ve·shav ve·he·ra la·chem ve·chil·lah et·chem, a·cha·rei a·sher-hei·tiv la·chem. 21 vai·yo·mer ha·'am el-ye·ho·v·shu·a'; lo ki et-ha·shem na·'a·vod. 22 vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-ha·'am e·dim at·tem ba·chem, ki-at·tem be·char·tem la·chem et-ha·shem la·'a·vod o·v·tov; vai·yo·me·ru e·dim. 23 ve·'at·tah ha·si·ru et-e·lo·hei han·ne·char a·sher be·kir·be·chem; ve·hat·tu et-le·vav·chem, el-ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el. 24 vai·yo·me·ru ha·'am el-ye·ho·v·shu·a'; et-ha·shem e·lo·hei·nu na·'a·vod, u·ve·ko·v·lov nish·ma. 25 vai·yich·rot ye·ho·v·shu·a' be·rit la·'am bai·yo·vm ha·hu; vai·ya·sem lov chok u·mish·pat bish·chem. 26 vai·yich·tov ye·ho·v·shu·a' et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh, be·se·fer to·v·rat e·lo·him; vai·yik·kach e·ven ge·do·v·lah, vay·ki·me·ha sham, ta·chat ha·'al·lah, a·sher be·mik·dash ha·shem. s 27 vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-kol-ha·'am hin·neh ha·'e·ven haz·zot tih·yeh-ba·nu le·'e·dah, ki-hi sha·me·'ah et kol-im·rei ha·shem, a·sher dib·ber im·ma·nu; ve·ha·ye·tah va·chem le·'e·dah, pen-te·cha·cha·shun be·lo·hei·chem. 28 vay·shal·lach ye·ho·v·shu·a' et-ha·'am, ish le·na·cha·la·tov. f

29 vay·hi a·cha·rei had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh, vai·ya·mat ye·ho·v·shu·a' bin-nun e·ved ha·shem; ben-me·'ah va·'e·ser sha·nim. 30 vai·yik·be·ru o·tov big·vul na·cha·la·tov, be·tim·nat-se·rach a·sher be·har-ef·ra·yim; mi·tze·fo·vn le·har-ga·'ash.

31 vai·ya·'a·vod yis·ra·'el et-ha·shem, kol ye·mei ye·ho·v·shu·a'; ve·chol ye·mei haz·ze·ke·nim a·sher he·'e·ri·chu ya·mim a·cha·rei ye·ho·v·shu·a', va·'a·sher ya·de·'u et kol-ma·'a·seh ha·shem, a·sher a·sah le·yis·ra·'el.

32 ve·'et-atz·mo·vt yo·v·sef a·sher-he·'e·lu ve·nei-yis·ra·'el mim·mitz·ra·yim ka·ve·ru vish·chem be·chel·kat has·sa·deh a·sher ka·nah ya·'a·kov me·'et be·nei-cha·mo·vr a·vi-she·chem be·me·'ah ke·si·tah; vai·yih·yu liv·nei-yo·v·sef le·na·cha·lah. 33 ve·'el·'a·zar ben-a·ha·ron met; vai·yik·be·ru o·tov be·giv·'at pi·ne·chas be·nov, a·sher nit·tan-lov be·har ef·ra·yim.

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