Study it in the app“And 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.”
And Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe people,הָעָם“You cannotלֹא תוּכְלוּserveלַעֲבֹדYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיheהוּאisa holyקְדֹשִׁיםElohim;אֱלֹהִיםheהוּאisa jealousקַנּוֹאEl;אֵלhe will notלֹאforgiveיִשָּׂא לְyour transgressionsפִשְׁעֲכֶםor your sins.וּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶם
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsbe able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “tuchlu” appearsworship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avod” appearsYHWH
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” appearsHoly One
God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.
Where else “kedoshim” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsjealous
Jealous: not allowing another to share what is one's own. It is said of God, who does not accept that his people serve other gods.
Where else “kano” appearsEl, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearsforgive
To take away someone's sin, forgive.
Where else “yisa” appearstransgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “fisha” appearssin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatovte” appears“Holy” is plural here in Hebrew, like “Elohim”; the verb and the pronoun are singular.
18And 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.”
19 · This verse (above)
20If you abandon YHWH and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do harm to you, and consume you, after having done good to you.”
