Joshua 24:22
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | ye.ho.Shu.a' | Joshua | H3091 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָעָ֗ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| עֵדִ֤ים | 'e.Dim | [are] witnesses | H5707 → |
| אַתֶּם֙ | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| בָּכֶ֔ם | ba.Khem | on <the> yourselves | |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| אַתֶּ֞ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם | be.char.Tem | you have chosen | H977 → |
| לָכֶ֛ם | la.Khem | for <the> yourselves | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לַעֲבֹ֣ד | la.'a.Vod | to serve | H5647 → |
| אוֹת֑וֹ | 'o.To | <obj.> him | H853 → |
| וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| עֵדִֽים׃ | 'e.Dim | witnesses | H5707 → |
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