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And YHWHוַ יְהוָהdrove outיְגָרֶשׁallכָּלthe peoples,הָעַמִּיםand the Amoriteוְ הָאֱמֹרִיwho livedיֹשֵׁבin the land,הָאָרֶץbefore us.מִפָּנֵינוּWeאֲנַחְנוּtooגַּםwill serveנַעֲבֹדYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיheהוּאisour Elohim.”אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Joshua 24:18
Study it in the app“And YHWH drove out all the peoples, and the Amorite who lived in the land, before us. We too will serve YHWH, for he is our Elohim.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 24:18, word by word
- And 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- drove outיְגָרֶשׁyegaresh
drive out
To force someone out of their home or land.
Where else “yegaresh” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- and the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- who livedיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- before usפָּנֵיpane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pane” appears- will serveנַעֲבֹדnaavod
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “naavod” appears- our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
17For YHWH our Elohim, he is the one who brought up us and our fathers from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves, and who did before our eyes these great signs, and kept us in all the way that we walked in, and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 · This verse (above)
19And Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve YHWH, for he is a holy Elohim; he is a jealous El; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.