Joshua

Chapter 1

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y 'achare֛y m֥ot moshshe֖h 'e֣bed yehva֑h vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'el-yehoshshu֣'a bּin-n֔un meshshare֥t moshshe֖h le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua [1] son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֔וּן מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): moshshe֥h 'abedּi֖y me֑t ve'atּah֩ q֨um 'abo֜r 'et-hayּaredּe֣n hazּe֗h 'atּah֙ vekal-ha'a֣m hazּe֔h 'el-ha'a֕retz 'ashshe֧r 'anoki֛y note֥n lahe֖m libene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them, to the Israelites.

מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדִּ֖י מֵ֑ת וְעַתָּה֩ ק֨וּם עֲבֹ֜ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן הַזֶּ֗ה אַתָּה֙ וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-maq֗om 'ashshe֨r tּidero֧ke kּaֽp-rageleke֛m bּ֖o lake֣m netatּi֑yv kּa'ashshe֥r dּibּa֖retּiy 'el-moshsheֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.

כָּל־מָק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ כַּֽף־רַגְלְכֶ֛ם בּ֖וֹ לָכֶ֣ם נְתַתִּ֑יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): mehamּidebּar֩ vehalּeban֨on hazּe֜h veֽ'ad-hanּaha֧r hagּad֣ol nehar-pּera֗t kּo֚l 'e֣retz haֽchitּi֔ym ve'ad-hayּa֥m hagּad֖ol meb֣o hashshּa֑meshsh yiֽheye֖h gּebulekeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates, all the Hittite country, to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

מֵהַמִּדְבָּר֩ וְהַלְּבָנ֨וֹן הַזֶּ֜ה וְֽעַד־הַנָּהָ֧ר הַגָּד֣וֹל נְהַר־פְּרָ֗ת כֹּ֚ל אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחִתִּ֔ים וְעַד־הַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל מְב֣וֹא הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶ֖ה גְּבוּלְכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yiteyatzּe֥b 'iyshsh֙ lepane֔yka kּo֖l yeme֣y chayּe֑yka kּֽa'ashshe֨r hayi֤ytiy 'im-moshsheh֙ 'eheye֣h 'imּa֔ke lo֥ 'arepּeka֖ velo֥ 'e'ezebeֽkּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

לֹֽא־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב אִישׁ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּ֑יךָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיִ֤יתִי עִם־מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): chaza֖q ve'ema֑tz kּi֣y 'atּa֗h tּanechiyl֙ 'et-ha'a֣m hazּe֔h 'et-ha'a֕retz 'ashsher-nishshebּa֥'etּiy la'abota֖m late֥t laheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

חֲזַ֖ק וֶאֱמָ֑ץ כִּ֣י אַתָּ֗ה תַּנְחִיל֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶת־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי לַאֲבוֹתָ֖ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): raq֩ chaza֨q veֽ'ema֜tz me'o֗d lishshemo֤r la'ashsot֙ kּekal-hatּora֗h 'ashshe֤r tziueka֙ moshshe֣h 'abedּi֔y 'al-tּas֥ur mimּe֖nּu yami֣yn ushsemo֑'vl lema֣'an tּashsekּi֔yl bּeko֖l 'ashshe֥r tּeleֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.

רַק֩ חֲזַ֨ק וֶֽאֱמַ֜ץ מְאֹ֗ד לִשְׁמֹ֤ר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ כְּכָל־הַתּוֹרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר צִוְּךָ֙ מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדִּ֔י אַל־תָּס֥וּר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול לְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֔יל בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּלֵֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yam֡ushsh seper֩ hatּora֨h hazּe֜h mipּi֗yka vehagi֤yta bּo֙ yoma֣m vala֔yelah lema֨'an֙ tּishshemo֣r la'ashs֔ot kּekal-hakּat֖ub bּ֑o kּiy-'a֛z tּatzeli֥ycha 'et-dּerake֖ka ve'a֥z tּashsekּiֽyl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

לֹֽא־יָמ֡וּשׁ סֵפֶר֩ הַתּוֹרָ֨ה הַזֶּ֜ה מִפִּ֗יךָ וְהָגִ֤יתָ בּוֹ֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה לְמַ֨עַן֙ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכָל־הַכָּת֖וּב בּ֑וֹ כִּי־אָ֛ז תַּצְלִ֥יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֖ךָ וְאָ֥ז תַּשְׂכִּֽיל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֤o tziuiyti֨yka֙ chaza֣q ve'ema֔tz 'aֽl-tּa'aro֖tz ve'al-tּecha֑t kּi֤y 'imּeka֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka bּeko֖l 'ashshe֥r tּeleֽke׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

הֲל֤וֹא צִוִּיתִ֨יךָ֙ חֲזַ֣ק וֶאֱמָ֔ץ אַֽל־תַּעֲרֹ֖ץ וְאַל־תֵּחָ֑ת כִּ֤י עִמְּךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּלֵֽךְ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetza֣v yehoshshu֔'a 'et-shshotere֥y ha'a֖m le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Joshua ordered the officers of the people:

וַיְצַ֣ו יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ אֶת־שֹׁטְרֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): iber֣u ׀ bּeqe֣reb haֽmּachane֗h vetzau֤u 'et-ha'am֙ le'mo֔r haki֥ynu lake֖m tzeyda֑h kּi֞y bּe'֣od ׀ shshelo֣shshet yami֗ym 'atּem֙ 'oֽberiym֙ 'et-hayּaredּe֣n hazּe֔h labo'֙ lare֣shshet 'et-ha'a֔retz 'ashsher֙ yehva֣h 'eloֽheyke֔m note֥n lake֖m lerishshetּaֽhּ׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"Go through the camp and tell the people, 'Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own.'"

עִבְר֣וּ ׀ בְּקֶ֣רֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה וְצַוּ֤וּ אֶת־הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָכִ֥ינוּ לָכֶ֖ם צֵידָ֑ה כִּ֞י בְּע֣וֹד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים אַתֶּם֙ עֹֽבְרִים֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן הַזֶּ֔ה לָבוֹא֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): velarֽ'ubeniy֙ velagּadi֔y velachatzi֖y shshe֣bet haֽmenashshּe֑h 'ama֥r yehoshshu֖'a le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

וְלָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ וְלַגָּדִ֔י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה אָמַ֥ר יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): zakor֙ 'et-hadּaba֔r 'ashshe֨r tziua֥h 'eteke֛m moshshe֥h 'eֽbed-yehva֖h le'mo֑r yehva֤h 'eloheykem֙ meni֣ycha lake֔m venata֥n lake֖m 'et-ha'a֥retz hazּoֽ't׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: 'the LORD your God is giving you rest and has granted you this land.'

זָכוֹר֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֥ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ מֵנִ֣יחַ לָכֶ֔ם וְנָתַ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): neshsheyke֣m tapּekem֮ umiqeneykem֒ yeshsheb֕u bּa'a֕retz 'ashshe֨r nata֥n lake֛m moshshe֖h bּe'e֣ber hayּaredּe֑n ve'atּem֩ tּa'aber֨u chamushshi֜ym lipene֣y 'acheyke֗m kּo֚l gּibּore֣y hacha֔yil va'azaretּe֖m 'otaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them

נְשֵׁיכֶ֣ם טַפְּכֶם֮ וּמִקְנֵיכֶם֒ יֵשְׁב֕וּ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְאַתֶּם֩ תַּעַבְר֨וּ חֲמֻשִׁ֜ים לִפְנֵ֣י אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם כֹּ֚ל גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֠d 'ashsher-yani֨ycha yehva֥h ׀ lֽa'acheykem֮ kּakem֒ veyareshsh֣u gam-he֔mּah 'et-ha'a֕retz 'ashsher-yehva֥h 'eloֽheyke֖m note֣n lahe֑m veshshabetּe֞m le'e֤retz yerushshּatekem֙ viֽyrishshetּe֣m 'ota֔hּ 'ashshe֣r ׀ nata֣n lake֗m moshsheh֙ 'e֣bed yehva֔h bּe'e֥ber hayּaredּe֖n mizera֥ch hashshּaֽmeshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise."

עַ֠ד אֲשֶׁר־יָנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם֮ כָּכֶם֒ וְיָרְשׁ֣וּ גַם־הֵ֔מָּה אֶת־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם נֹתֵ֣ן לָהֶ֑ם וְשַׁבְתֶּ֞ם לְאֶ֤רֶץ יְרֻשַּׁתְכֶם֙ וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם אוֹתָ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֗ם מֹשֶׁה֙ עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֔ה בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרַ֥ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'an֔u 'et-yehoshshu֖'a le'mo֑r kּo֤l 'ashsher-tziuiyta֨nu֙ nֽa'ashse֔h ve'eֽl-kּal-'ashshe֥r tּishshelache֖nu neleֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then they answered Joshua, "Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

וַֽיַּעֲנ֔וּ אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּיתָ֨נוּ֙ נַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְאֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֖נוּ נֵלֵֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּeko֤l 'ashsher-shshama֨'enu֙ 'el-moshshe֔h kּe֖n nishshema֣ 'ele֑yka ra֠q yiֽheye֞h yehva֤h 'elohe֨yka֙ 'imּa֔ke kּa'ashshe֥r haya֖h 'im-moshsheֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses.

כְּכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֨עְנוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֖ן נִשְׁמַ֣ע אֵלֶ֑יךָ רַ֠ק יִֽהְיֶ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-'i֞yshsh 'ashsher-yamere֣h 'et-pּi֗yka veloֽ'-yishshema֧ 'et-dּebare֛yka leko֥l 'ashsher-tּetzaue֖nּu yuma֑t ra֖q chaza֥q ve'emaֽtz׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!"

כָּל־אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַמְרֶ֣ה אֶת־פִּ֗יךָ וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַ֧ע אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֛יךָ לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־תְּצַוֶּ֖נּוּ יוּמָ֑ת רַ֖ק חֲזַ֥ק וֶאֱמָֽץ׃פ