Joshua 24:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 24:2 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
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֮
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בְּעֵ֣בֶר
ʻêber
H5676
side
הַנָּהָ֗ר
nâhâr
H5104
stream
יָשְׁב֤וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙
ʼâb
H1
father
מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
תֶּ֛רַח
Terach
H8646
Terah
אֲבִ֥י
ʼâb
H1
father
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
וַאֲבִ֣י
ʼâb
H1
father
נָח֑וֹר
Nâchôwr
H5152
Nahor
וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲחֵרִֽים
ʼachêr
H312
other
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joshua said to all the people, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joshua said to all of the people, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Your fathers dwelled from long ago beyond the river, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor. And they served other gods.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).