Joshua 23:16

“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.””

Joshua 23:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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