Jos 23 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass after [ 2 days 1 many], after [ 3 rested 1 the lord 2 God] Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was older being advanced in days,

Joshua 23

CHAPTER 23 Joshua Calls Together the Sons of Israel

1 And it came to pass after [²days ¹many], after [³rested ¹the lord ²God] Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was older being advanced in days, 2 that Joshua called together all the sons of Israel, and their council of elders, and their rulers, and their magistrates, and their scribes, and he said to them, I grow old and advanced in days. 3 And you have seen all things as much as [³did ¹the lord ²our God] to all these nations from in front of you; for the lord our God, he is the one waging war for you. 4 Behold whatsoever I said, I cast to you nations, the ones being left to you. These lands will be for lots to your tribes. [⁴from ⁵the ⁶Jordan ¹All ²the ³nations] I utterly destroyed, and from the [²sea ¹great] you shall define the bounds by the descent of the sun. 5 And the lord your God, he shall utterly destroy them from in front of you, and he shall utterly destroy them from your face; and you shall inherit their land, as [³spoke ¹the lord ²your God] to you. 6 Grow strong then exceedingly! to guard and to do all things being written in the scroll of the law of Moses, that you should not turn aside from him to the right or to the left; 7 that you should not enter unto [²nations ³being left ¹these] with you, and the names of their gods you shall not name among you, and you shall not swear by an oath nor serve, nor shall you do obeisance to them. 8 But to the lord your God you shall cleave, just as you did until this day. 9 And [²shall utterly destroy ³them ¹the lord] from your face -- [⁴nations ¹great ²and ³strong]; and to you no one withstood before you until this day. 10 [²man ¹One] of you pursued a thousand. For the lord our God, he wages war for you, just as he spoke to you. 11 But guard exceedingly your lives! to love the lord your God. 12 For if you should turn away, and should proceed to leave behind these nations with you, and [²connections by marriage ¹you should make] with them, and mix together with them, and they with you. 13 With knowledge know that in no way shall [³proceed ¹the lord ²your God] to utterly destroy these nations from your face. And they will be to you for snares, and for obstacles, and for nails in your heels, and for arrows in your eyes, until whenever you should destroy them from [²land ¹this good] which [³gave ⁴to you ¹the lord ²your God]. 14 But I run today the way as also all the ones upon the earth. And you shall know in [²whole ³heart ¹your], and in [²whole ³soul ¹your], that [³failed not ²word ¹one] from all of the [²words ¹good] of which [³spoke ¹the lord ²your God] concerning you; all the things being related to us -- he did not dissent from them [²word ¹one]. 15 And it will be in which manner [⁵come ⁶unto ⁷you ¹all ²the ⁴things ³good], which [³spoke ¹the lord ²your God] unto you; so the lord will bring upon you all the [²things ¹bad], until he should utterly destroy you from [²land ¹this good], of which [³gave ⁴to you ¹the lord ²your God], 16 in your violating the covenant of the lord your God, which he gave charge to you, and going you shall serve [²gods ¹other], and shall do obeisance to them, and [²shall be provoked to anger ³in rage ¹the lord] with you, and you shall perish quickly from the [²land ¹good] which [²gave ³to you ¹the lord].