Joshua 24:22
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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.Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
In other translations
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.Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091אֶל־'el-toH413הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971עֵדִים'edim[are] witnessesH5707אַתֶּם'atemyouH859בָּכֶםbakhemon <the> yourselvesכִּי־ki-thatH3588אַתֶּם'atemyouH859בְּחַרְתֶּםbechartemyou have chosenH977לָכֶםlakhemfor <the> yourselvesאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לַעֲבֹדla'avodto serveH5647אוֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559עֵדִים׃'edimwitnessesH5707
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
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- Psalm 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
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- Job 15:6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
- Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
- Luke 19:22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
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