Joshua 23:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 23:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶם
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּרִ֨ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶתְכֶם֒
ʼêth
H853
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וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֱלֹהִ֣ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
ʼachêr
H312
other
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לָהֶ֑ם
וְחָרָ֤ה
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
אַף
ʼaph
H639
nose
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּכֶ֔ם
וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
מְהֵרָ֔ה
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
מֵעַל֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הַטּוֹבָ֔ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
When you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them; then will the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In your transgressing the covenant of Yahweh your God that he commanded you and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the nose of Yahweh will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from upon the good land that he has given to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).