Joshua 24:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 24:19 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֽוּכְלוּ֙
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לַעֲבֹ֣ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
קְדֹשִׁ֖ים
qâdôwsh
H6918
holy
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אֵֽל
ʼêl
H410
God
קַנּ֣וֹא
qannôwʼ
H7072
jealous
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשָּׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֖ם
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
וּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joshua said to the people, You can't serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve Yahweh, for he a holy God, he a jealous God. He will not lift your transgressions and your sins.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).