Chapter 24

1Yehoshua assembled all the tribes of Yisrael at Schechem. He summoned Yisrael's elders and commanders, magistrates and officers; and they presented themselves before Hashem.

vai-ye-a-SOF y'-ho-SHU-a et-KOL shiv-TAY yis-ra-AYL sh'-khe-MAH, va-yi-k'-RA l'-zi-k'-NAY yis-ra-AYL u-l'-ra-SHAYV u-l'-shof-ta-YV u-l'-sho-t'-ra-YV, va-yi-t'-YATZ-vu lif-NAY ha-e-lo-HEEM

אוַיֶּֽאֱסֹ֧ף יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־כׇּל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁכֶ֑מָה וַיִּקְרָא֩ לְזִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּלְרָאשָׁ֗יו וּלְשֹֽׁפְטָיו֙ וּלְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

2Then Yehoshua said to all the people, “Thus said Hashem, the God of Yisrael: In olden times, your forefathers—Terach, father of Avraham and father of Nahor—lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.

vai-YO-mer y'-ho-SHU-a el kol ha-AHM: ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI, e-lo-HAY yis-ra-AYL, b'-AY-ver ha-NA-har ya-sh'-VU a-vo-TAY-khem me-o-LAM: TE-rakh a-VEE a-v'-RA-ham va-a-VEE na-KHOR, va-ya-a-VDU e-lo-HEEM a-kh'-REEM

בוַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־כׇּל־הָעָ֗ם כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָה֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֗ר יָשְׁב֤וּ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם תֶּ֛רַח אֲבִ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַאֲבִ֣י נָח֑וֹר וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃

3But I took your father Avraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through the whole land of Canaan and multiplied his offspring. I gave him Yitzchak,

va-e-KAKH et-a-ve-KHEM et-av-ra-HAM me-E-ver ha-NA-har va-o-LEKH o-TO b'-kol E-rets k'-NA-an (va-ar-BEH) [va-ar-BEH] et-zar-O va-e-TEYN-LO et-yitz-KHAK

גוָ֠אֶקַּ֠ח אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֤ם אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֔ר וָֽאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אֹת֖וֹ בְּכׇל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן (וארב) [וָֽאַרְבֶּה֙] אֶת־זַרְע֔וֹ וָאֶתֶּן־ל֖וֹ אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃

4and to Yitzchak I gave Yaakov and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession, while Yaakov and his children went down to Egypt.

va-e-TEYN l'-yitz-KHAK et ya-a-KOV v'-et EY-sav va-e-TEYN l'-EY-sav et ha-SE-ir la-RE-shet o-TO v'-ya-a-KOV u-va-NAV yar-DU mitz-RA-yim

דוָאֶתֵּ֣ן לְיִצְחָ֔ק אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֑ו וָֽאֶתֵּ֨ן לְעֵשָׂ֜ו אֶת־הַ֤ר שֵׂעִיר֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אוֹת֔וֹ וְיַעֲקֹ֥ב וּבָנָ֖יו יָרְד֥וּ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

5“Then I sent Moshe and Aharon, and I plagued Egypt with [the wonders] that I wrought in their midst, after which I freed you

va-eSH-lakh et-MO-sheh v'-et-a-ha-RON va-e-GOF et-mitz-RA-yim ka-a-SHER a-see-TEE b'-kir-BO v'-a-KHAR ho-TSE-tee et-KHEM

הוָאֶשְׁלַ֞ח אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וָאֶגֹּ֣ף אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַחַ֖ר הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃

6I freed your fathers—from Egypt, and you came to the Sea. But the Egyptians pursued your fathers to the Sea of Reeds with chariots and horsemen.

va-o-TZI et a-vo-TAY-khem mi-mitz-RA-yim va-ta-BO-u ha-YA-mah va-yir-D'-fu mitz-RA-yim a-cha-RAY a-vo-TAY-khem b'-RE-khev u-v'-fa-RA-shim yam-SUF

ווָאוֹצִ֤יא אֶת־אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וַתָּבֹ֖אוּ הַיָּ֑מָּה וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ מִצְרַ֜יִם אַחֲרֵ֧י אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם בְּרֶ֥כֶב וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים יַם־סֽוּף׃

7They cried out to Hashem, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians; then He brought the Sea upon them, and it covered them. Your own eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. “After you had lived a long time in the wilderness,

vai-yit-sa-a-KU el a-do-NAI va-YA-sem ma-a-FEL be-NE-khem u-vein ha-mitz-RA-yim, va-ya-VE a-LAV et ha-YAM va-y'-kha-SE-hu, va-tir-EY-na e-NE-khem AYT a-SHER a-SEE-tee b'-mitz-RA-yim, va-TE-sh'-vu va-mid-BAR ya-MEEM ra-BEEM

זוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְהֹוָ֗ה וַיָּ֨שֶׂם מַאֲפֵ֜ל בֵּינֵיכֶ֣ם ׀ וּבֵ֣ין הַמִּצְרִ֗ים וַיָּבֵ֨א עָלָ֤יו אֶת־הַיָּם֙ וַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּ וַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙ עֵינֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֖יתִי בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּשְׁב֥וּ בַמִּדְבָּ֖ר יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃

8I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Yarden. They gave battle to you, but I delivered them into your hands; I annihilated them for you, and you took possession of their land.

(va-a-VA) [va-a-VEE] et-KHEM el-E-rets ha-e-MO-ree ha-YO-shayv b'-E-ver ha-YAR-den va-yi-la-KHA-mu i-t'-KHEM va-a-TAYN o-TAM b'-yed-KHEM va-tir-SHU et-ar-TSAM va-a-sh'-MI-dem mi-p'-NE-khem

ח(ואבאה) [וָאָבִ֣יא] אֶתְכֶ֗ם אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁב֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ אִתְּכֶ֑ם וָאֶתֵּ֨ן אוֹתָ֤ם בְּיֶדְכֶם֙ וַתִּירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖ם מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃

9Thereupon Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, made ready to attack Yisrael. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

vai-YA-kom BA-lak ben-TZI-por ME-lekh mo-AV, vai-yi-LA-khem b'-yis-ra-AYL, vai-YISH-lakh vai-YIK-ra l'-vil-AAM ben b'-OR l'-ka-LEL et-KHEM

טוַיָּ֨קׇם בָּלָ֤ק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛א לְבִלְעָ֥ם בֶּן־בְּע֖וֹר לְקַלֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶֽם׃

10but I refused to listen to Balaam; he had to bless you, and thus I saved you from him.

v'-LO a-VEE-tee lish-MO-a l'-vil-AM, va-y'-va-REKH ba-ROKH et-KHEM va-a-TZIL et-KHEM mi-YA-do

יוְלֹ֥א אָבִ֖יתִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ לְבִלְעָ֑ם וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ בָּרוֹךְ֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וָאַצִּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדֽוֹ׃

11“Then you crossed the Yarden and you came to Yericho. The citizens of Yericho and the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites fought you, but I delivered them into your hands.

va-ta-a-v'-RU et ha-yar-DAYN va-ta-BO-u el yi-ri-KHO, va-yi-la-KHA-mu va-KHEM ba-a-lay yi-ri-KHO ha-e-mo-REE v'-ha-pe-REE-zee v'-ha-k'-na-a-NEE v'-ha-khi-TEE v'-ha-gir-GA-shee ha-khi-VEE v'-ha-y'-vu-SEE, va-e-TEM b'-yed-KHEM

יאוַתַּעַבְר֣וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן֮ וַתָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־יְרִיחוֹ֒ וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ בָכֶ֣ם בַּעֲלֵֽי־יְ֠רִיח֠וֹ הָאֱמֹרִ֨י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֜י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וְהַֽחִתִּי֙ וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י וָאֶתֵּ֥ן אוֹתָ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃

12I sent a plague ahead of you, and it drove them out before you—[just like] the two Amorite kings—not by your sword or by your bow.

va-esh-LAKH lif-NE-khem et ha-tzir-AH va-t'-ga-RESH o-TAM mi-p'-NE-khem sh'-NAY mal-khay ha-e-mo-REE lo v'-khar-B'-kha v'-lo v'-ka-sh'-TE-kha

יבוָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֔ה וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ אוֹתָם֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁנֵ֖י מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֑י לֹ֥א בְחַרְבְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃

13I have given you a land for which you did not labor and towns which you did not build, and you have settled in them; you are enjoying vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.

va-e-TAYN la-KHEM E-retz a-SHER lo ya-GA-ta BAH v'-a-REEM a-SHER lo v'-nee-TEM va-tay-sh'-VU ba-HEM k'-ra-MEEM v'-zay-TEEM a-SHER lo n'-ta-TEM a-TEM o-kh'-LEEM

יגוָאֶתֵּ֨ן לָכֶ֜ם אֶ֣רֶץ ׀ אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָגַ֣עְתָּ בָּ֗הּ וְעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־בְנִיתֶ֔ם וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם כְּרָמִ֤ים וְזֵיתִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּ֖ם אֹכְלִֽים׃

14“Now, therefore, revere Hashem and serve Him with undivided loyalty; put away the gods that your forefathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve Hashem.

v'-a-TAH ye-RA-u et a-do-NAI v'-iv-DU o-TO b'-ta-MEEM u-ve-e-MET v'-ha-SE-ru et e-lo-HIM a-SHER a-vo-DO a-vo-TAY-khem b'-E-ver ha-NA-har u-ve-mitz-RA-yim v'-iv-DU et a-do-NAI

ידוְעַתָּ֞ה יְר֧אוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֛ה וְעִבְד֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּתָמִ֣ים וּבֶאֱמֶ֑ת וְהָסִ֣ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבְד֨וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַנָּהָר֙ וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם וְעִבְד֖וּ אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃

15Or, if you are loath to serve Hashem, choose this day which ones you are going to serve—the gods that your forefathers served beyond the Euphrates, or those of the Amorites in whose land you are settled; but I and my household will serve Hashem.”

v'-im RA b'-ay-NAY-khem la-a-VOD et a-do-NAI ba-KHA-ru LA-khem ha-YOM et-MEE ta-a-vo-DUN: im et e-lo-HEEM a-SHER a-vo-DU a-vo-TAY-khem a-SHER (b'-AY-ver) [m'-AY-ver] ha-NA-har, v'-im et e-lo-HEI ha-e-MO-ree a-SHER a-TEM yo-sh'-VEEM b'-ar-TZAM, v'-a-NO-khee u-VEE-tee na-a-VOD et a-do-NAI.

טווְאִם֩ רַ֨ע בְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜ם לַעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־יְהֹוָ֗ה בַּחֲר֨וּ לָכֶ֣ם הַיּוֹם֮ אֶת־מִ֣י תַעֲבֹדוּן֒ אִ֣ם אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־עָבְד֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ (בעבר) [מֵעֵ֣בֶר] הַנָּהָ֔ר וְאִם֙ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בְּאַרְצָ֑ם וְאָנֹכִ֣י וּבֵיתִ֔י נַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃

16In reply, the people declared, “Far be it from us to forsake Hashem and serve other gods!

va-YA-an ha-AM va-YO-mer kha-LEE-lah LA-nu may-a-ZOV et a-do-NAI la-a-VOD e-lo-HEEM a-khay-REEM

טזוַיַּ֤עַן הָעָם֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָה לָּ֔נוּ מֵעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־יְהֹוָ֑ה לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃

17For it was Hashem our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, the house of bondage, and who wrought those wondrous signs before our very eyes, and guarded us all along the way that we traveled and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.

KI a-do-NAI e-lo-HE-nu HU ha-ma-a-LEH o-TA-nu v'-et a-vo-TAY-nu may-E-retz mitz-RA-yim mi-BAYT a-va-DEEM va-a-SHER a-SA l'-ay-NAY-nu et ha-o-TOT ha-g'-DO-lot ha-E-leh va-yish-m'-RE-nu b'-KOL ha-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-la-KH-nu v'-KHOL ha-a-MEEM a-SHER a-va-r'-NU b'-kir-BAM

יזכִּ֚י יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוּא֩ הַמַּעֲלֶ֨ה אֹתָ֧נוּ וְאֶת־אֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֑ים וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְעֵינֵ֗ינוּ אֶת־הָאֹת֤וֹת הַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּ בְּכׇל־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְנוּ בָ֔הּ וּבְכֹל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָבַ֖רְנוּ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃

18And then Hashem drove out before us all the peoples—the Amorites—that inhabited the country. We too will serve Hashem, for He is our God.”

va-y'-ga-RESH a-do-NAI et-KOL ha-a-MEEM v'-et ha-e-mo-REE yo-SHEV ha-A-retz mi-pa-NEE-nu, GAM a-na-KH'-nu na-a-VOD et a-do-NAI, KEE hu e-lo-HE-nu

יחוַיְגָ֨רֶשׁ יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־כׇּל־הָעַמִּ֗ים וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֛י יֹשֵׁ֥ב הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפָּנֵ֑ינוּ גַּם־אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ נַעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּי־ה֖וּא אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

19Yehoshua, however, said to the people, “You will not be able to serve Hashem, for He is a holy Hashem. He is a jealous Hashem; He will not forgive your transgressions and your sins.

vai-YO-mer y'-ho-SHU-a el ha-AHM, lo tu-KH'-lu la-a-VOD et a-do-NAI, kee e-lo-HEEM k'-do-SHEEM HU, el-ka-NO-a HU, lo yi-SA l'-fish-a-KHEM u-l'-kha-to-o-TAY-khem

יטוַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־הָעָ֗ם לֹ֤א תֽוּכְלוּ֙ לַעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים קְדֹשִׁ֖ים ה֑וּא אֵל־קַנּ֣וֹא ה֔וּא לֹא־יִשָּׂ֥א לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖ם וּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם׃

20If you forsake Hashem and serve alien gods, He will turn and deal harshly with you and make an end of you, after having been gracious to you.”

KI ta-a-Z'VU et a-do-NAI va-a-va-D'-TEM e-lo-HAY n'-KAR, va-SHAV v'-he-RA la-KHEM v'-ki-LAH et-KHEM a-kha-RAY a-SHER hay-TEEV la-KHEM.

ככִּ֤י תַֽעַזְבוּ֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֣י נֵכָ֑ר וְשָׁ֨ב וְהֵרַ֤ע לָכֶם֙ וְכִלָּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י אֲשֶׁר־הֵיטִ֥יב לָכֶֽם׃

21But the people replied to Yehoshua, “No, we will serve Hashem!”

vai-YO-mer ha-AM el y'-ho-SHU-a: lo KEE et a-do-NAI na-a-VOD

כאוַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָעָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ לֹ֕א כִּ֥י אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה נַעֲבֹֽד׃

22Thereupon Yehoshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have by your own act chosen to serve Hashem.” “Yes, we are!” they responded.

vai-YO-mer y'-ho-SHU-a el ha-AHM, ay-DEEM a-TEM ba-KHEM, kee a-TEM b'-khar-TEM la-KHEM et a-do-NAI la-a-VOD o-TO, vai-YO-mer-U ay-DEEM

כבוַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־הָעָ֗ם עֵדִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ בָּכֶ֔ם כִּי־אַתֶּ֞ם בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה לַעֲבֹ֣ד אוֹת֑וֹ וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ עֵדִֽים׃

23“Then put away the alien gods that you have among you and direct your hearts to Hashem, the God of Yisrael.”

v'-a-TAH ha-SEE-ru et e-lo-HEY ha-NE-khar a-SHER b'-kir-B'-KHEM v'-ha-TU et l'-va-V'-KHEM el a-do-NAI e-lo-HEY yis-ra-AYL

כגוְעַתָּ֕ה הָסִ֛ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַנֵּכָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְהַטּוּ֙ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אֶל־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

24And the people declared to Yehoshua, “We will serve none but Hashem our God, and we will obey none but Him.”

va-YO-meru ha-AM el y'-ho-SHU-a, et a-do-NAI e-lo-HAY-nu na-a-VOD u-v'-KO-lo ni-sh'-MA

כדוַיֹּאמְר֥וּ הָעָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ נַעֲבֹ֔ד וּבְקוֹל֖וֹ נִשְׁמָֽע׃

25On that day at Shechem, Yehoshua made a covenant for the people and he made a fixed rule for them.

vai-YIK-rot y'-ho-SHU-a b'-REET la-AM ba-YOM ha-HU va-YA-sem LO khok u-mish-PAT b'-sh'-KHEM

כהוַיִּכְרֹ֨ת יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ בְּרִ֛ית לָעָ֖ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיָּ֥שֶׂם ל֛וֹ חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

26Yehoshua recorded all this in a book of divine instruction. He took a great stone and set it up at the foot of the oak in the sacred precinct of Hashem;

vai-YIKH-tov y'-ho-SHU-a et ha-d'-va-REEM ha-EL-leh b'-SE-fer to-RAT e-lo-HEEM, vai-YI-kakh e-VEN g'-do-LAH vai-y'-KI-meha SHAM ta-KHAT ha-a-LAH a-SHER b'-mik-DASH a-do-NAI.

כווַיִּכְתֹּ֤ב יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה בְּסֵ֖פֶר תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶ֣בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֔ה וַיְקִימֶ֣הָ שָּׁ֔ם תַּ֚חַת הָֽאַלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ יְהֹוָֽה׃

27and Yehoshua said to all the people, “See, this very stone shall be a witness against us, for it heard all the words that Hashem spoke to us; it shall be a witness against you, lest you break faith with your God.”

vai-YO-mer y'-ho-SHU-a el kol ha-AHM, hi-NEH ha-E-ven ha-ZOT ti-HEH ba-NU l'-ay-DAH, kee hi-SHO-m'-AH AYT kol im-RAY a-do-NAI a-SHER di-BER i-ma-NU, v'-ha-Y'-ta va-KHEM l'-ay-DAH, pen t'-kha-KHA-shuN b'-ay-lo-HAY-khem

כזוַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־כׇּל־הָעָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה הָאֶ֤בֶן הַזֹּאת֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־בָּ֣נוּ לְעֵדָ֔ה כִּי־הִ֣יא שָֽׁמְעָ֗ה אֵ֚ת כׇּל־אִמְרֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר עִמָּ֑נוּ וְהָיְתָ֤ה בָכֶם֙ לְעֵדָ֔ה פֶּֽן־תְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּן בֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

28Yehoshua then dismissed the people to their allotted portions.

vai-SHA-lakh y'-ho-SHU-a et ha-AHM, eesh l'-na-kha-LA-to.

כחוַיְשַׁלַּ֤ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃

29After these events, Yehoshua son of Nun, the servant of Hashem, died at the age of one hundred and ten years.

vai-HI, a-kha-RAY ha-d'-va-REEM ha-E-leh, vai-YA-mot y'-ho-SHU-a, ben-NOON, e-VED a-do-NAI, ben-m'-AH va-a-SER sha-NEEM.

כטוַיְהִ֗י אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיָּ֛מׇת יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן עֶ֣בֶד יְהֹוָ֑ה בֶּן־מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃

30They buried him on his own property, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Efraim, north of Mount Gaash.

vai-yik-B'-ru o-TO b'-gu-VUL na-cha-LA-to b'-tim-NAT se-RACH a-SHER b'-har e-fra-YIM, mitz-POHN l'-har ga-ASH

לוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ בִּגְב֣וּל נַחֲלָת֔וֹ בְּתִמְנַת־סֶ֖רַח אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּהַר־אֶפְרָ֑יִם מִצְּפ֖וֹן לְהַר־גָּֽעַשׁ׃

31Yisrael served Hashem during the lifetime of Yehoshua and the lifetime of the elders who lived on after Yehoshua, and who had experienced all the deeds that Hashem had wrought for Yisrael.

vai-ya-a-VOD yis-ra-AYL et a-do-NAI kol y'-MAY y'-ho-SHU-a, v'-KOL y'-MAY ha-z'-KE-neem a-SHER he-e-ree-KHU ya-MEEM a-kha-RAY y'-ho-SHU-a, va-a-SHER ya-d'-U AYT kol ma-a-SAY a-do-NAI a-SHER a-SA l'-yis-ra-AYL

לאוַיַּעֲבֹ֤ד יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וְכֹ֣ל ׀ יְמֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדְע֗וּ אֵ֚ת כׇּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

32The bones of Yosef, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the piece of ground which Yaakov had bought for a hundred kesita from the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, and which had become a heritage of the Josephites.

v'-et-a-tz'-MOT yo-SEF a-SHER he-e-LU v'-nay yis-ra-AYL mi-mitz-RA-yim ka-VE-ru b'-sh'-KHEM b'-khe-l'-KAT ha-sa-DEH a-SHER ka-NA ya-a-KOV may-ET b'-nay-kha-MOR a-vee-sh'-KHEM b'-m'-a-KA k'-si-TAH va-y'-HI-vu liv-nay yo-SEF l'-na-cha-LAH

לבוְאֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת י֠וֹסֵ֠ף אֲשֶׁר־הֶעֱל֨וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל ׀ מִמִּצְרַ֘יִם֮ קָבְר֣וּ בִשְׁכֶם֒ בְּחֶלְקַ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָנָ֧ה יַעֲקֹ֛ב מֵאֵ֛ת בְּנֵי־חֲמ֥וֹר אֲבִֽי־שְׁכֶ֖ם בְּמֵאָ֣ה קְשִׂיטָ֑ה וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ לִבְנֵֽי־יוֹסֵ֖ף לְנַחֲלָֽה׃

33Elazar son of Aharon also died, and they buried him on the hill of his son Pinchas, which had been assigned to him in the hill country of Efraim.

v'-el-a-za-RA ben a-ha-RON met, va-yik-B'-ru o-TO b'-gi-v'-AT pi-N'-KHAS b'-NO, a-SHER ni-TAN-lo b'-har ef-RA-yim

לגוְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן מֵ֑ת וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ בְּגִבְעַת֙ פִּֽינְחָ֣ס בְּנ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִתַּן־ל֖וֹ בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃