When you transgressבְּעָבְרְכֶםthe covenantבְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםthatאֲשֶׁרhe commandedצִוָּהyou,אֶתְכֶםand goוַהֲלַכְתֶּםand serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּםotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםand bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶםto them,לָהֶםthen the angerוְ אַףof YHWHיְהוָהwill burnחָרָהagainst you,בָּכֶםand you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּםquicklyמְהֵרָהfrom offמֵעַלthe goodהַטּוֹבָהlandהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרhe has givenנָתַןyou.”לָכֶם
Joshua 23:16
Study it in the app“When you transgress the covenant of YHWH your Elohim that he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of YHWH will burn against you, and you will perish quickly from off the good land that he has given you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 23:16, word by word
- When you transgressעָבְרְavr
transgress
To break a covenant or command.
Where else “avr” appears- the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- he commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- and goהֲלַכְתֶּםhalachtem
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halachtem” appears- and serveעֲבַדְתֶּםavadtem
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avadtem” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- and bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶםhishtachavitem
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “hishtachavitem” appears- then the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- will burnחָרָהchara
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “chara” appears- and you will perishאֲבַדְתֶּםavadtem
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avadtem” appears- quicklyמְהֵרָהmehera
haste, quickly
Haste; as an adverb, "quickly."
Where else “mehera” appears- the goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- he has givenנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears
The context
15And it shall be that just as all the good word that YHWH your Elohim spoke to you has come upon you, so YHWH will bring upon you all the evil word, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that YHWH your Elohim has given you.
16 · This verse (above)