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OET interlinear JOS 24:2

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. וַ,יֹּאמֶר
    2. 160397,160398
    3. And he/it said
    4. ≈but
    5. 559
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_said
    8. S
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110885
    1. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
    2. 160399
    3. Yəhōshūˊa
    4. -
    5. 3091
    6. S-Np
    7. Joshua
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1427
    10. 110886
    1. אֶל
    2. 160400
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110887
    2. 160401
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 110888
    1. כָּל
    2. 160402
    3. all of
    4. -
    5. 3605
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. all_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110889
    2. 160403
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 110890
    1. הָ,עָם
    2. 160404,160405
    3. the people
    4. people
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the,people
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110891
    1. כֹּה
    2. 160406
    3. thus
    4. -
    5. 3541
    6. S-D
    7. thus
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110892
    2. 160407
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 110893
    1. אָמַר
    2. 160408
    3. he says
    4. -
    5. 559
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    7. he_says
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110894
    1. יְהוָה
    2. 160409
    3. YHWH
    4. “Yahweh
    5. 3068
    6. S-Np
    7. Yahweh
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1427
    10. 110895
    1. אֱלֹהֵי
    2. 160410
    3. the god of
    4. god
    5. 430
    6. S-Ncmpc
    7. the_God_of
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1427
    10. 110896
    1. יִשְׂרָאֵל
    2. 160411
    3. Yisrāʼēl/(Israel)
    4. Yisrael
    5. 3478
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Israel
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110897
    1. בְּ,עֵבֶר
    2. 160412,160413
    3. on the other side of
    4. beyond
    5. 5676
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. on,the_other_side_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110898
    1. הַ,נָּהָר
    2. 160414,160415
    3. the river
    4. river
    5. 5104
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=river
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110899
    1. יָשְׁבוּ
    2. 160416
    3. they dwelt
    4. -
    5. 3427
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    7. they_dwelt
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110900
    1. אֲבוֹתֵי,כֶם
    2. 160417,160418
    3. ancestors of your(pl)
    4. ancestors
    5. 1
    6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
    7. ancestors_of,your(pl)
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110901
    1. מֵ,עוֹלָם
    2. 160419,160420
    3. from long ago/eternity
    4. -
    5. 5769
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    7. from=long_ago/eternity
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110902
    1. תֶּרַח
    2. 160421
    3. Teraḩ
    4. Terah
    5. 8646
    6. S-Np
    7. Terah
    8. -
    9. Person=Terah; Y-1427
    10. 110903
    1. אֲבִי
    2. 160422
    3. the father of
    4. -
    5. 1
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_father_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110904
    1. אַבְרָהָם
    2. 160423
    3. ʼAⱱrāhām
    4. Abraham
    5. 85
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Abraham
    8. -
    9. Person=Abraham; Y-1427
    10. 110905
    1. וַ,אֲבִי
    2. 160424,160425
    3. and father of
    4. including
    5. 1
    6. S-C,Ncmsc
    7. and=father_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110906
    1. נָחוֹר
    2. 160426
    3. Nāḩōr
    4. Nahor
    5. 5152
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Nahor
    8. -
    9. Person=Nahor1; Y-1427
    10. 110907
    1. וַ,יַּעַבְדוּ
    2. 160427,160428
    3. and they served
    4. -
    5. 5647
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    7. and,they_served
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110908
    1. אֱלֹהִים
    2. 160429
    3. gods
    4. -
    5. 430
    6. O-Ncmpa
    7. gods
    8. -
    9. Y-1427; Person=God
    10. 110909
    1. אֲחֵרִים
    2. 160430
    3. other
    4. other
    5. 312
    6. O-Aampa
    7. other
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110910
    2. 160431
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 110911

OET (OET-LV) And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it_said to all_of the_people thus YHWH he_says the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) on_the_other_side_of the_river they_dwelt ancestors_of_your(pl) from_long_ago/eternity Teraḩ the_father_of ʼAⱱrāhām and_father_of Nāḩōr and_they_served gods other.

OET (OET-RV) and Yehoshua told all the people, “Yahweh, the god of Yisrael says: Your ancestors including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates river from long ago, but they worshipped other gods.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 24:1–33: Israel renewed their covenant with Yahweh

In this section Joshua called the people of Israel together to affirm that they would worship and obey only Yahweh. He warned them that Yahweh would bring disaster on them if they worshiped other gods. Then Joshua died and was buried.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Renewing the covenant at Shechem

The Israelites promise to worship only Yahweh

24:2a

And Joshua said to all the people,

And: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as And introduces the next event in the storyline. Introduce this next event in a way that is natural in your language.

Joshua said to all the people: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then Joshua told all the people

Then Joshua said to everyone

24:2b

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:

This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: This part of the verse indicates that what Joshua was going to tell them was a message that had God’s authority.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel says:

Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this:

24:2c

‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.

your fathers: The phrase your fathers refers to the ancestors of the Israelite people.

Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor: Terah was an important ancestor of the Israelite people. He was the father of Abraham, whom God called to leave his country and form a new nation.

lived beyond the Euphrates: The word lived indicates that these people lived a long time ago.

beyond the Euphrates: Their ancestors lived on the east side of the Euphrates River. Joshua and the people were now far away from the Euphrates River on its west side.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Long ago your ancestors lived on the east side of the Euphrates River.

A long time ago your ancestors lived way over there on the other side of the Euphrates River.

and worshiped other gods: The clause and worshiped other gods indicates that Terah as well as other ancestors of the Israelites did not worship Yahweh. They worshiped other, different, gods.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

This included Terah, who was the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods.

including Terah who was the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped foreign gods.

General Comment on 24:2

In some languages it may be more natural to reorder the parts of this verse. For example:

Then Joshua told everyone to listen to this message from the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods. This continued until the time of your ancestor Terah and his two sons, Abraham and Nahor. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ & יָשְׁב֤וּ אֲבֽוֹתֵי⁠כֶם֙

thus he/it_had_said YHWH god_of Yisrael & lived ancestors_of,your(pl)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. See the discussion in the Introduction to this chapter of how you can do this through the end of this second-level quotation in verse 13. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, the God of Israel, is telling you that your fathers dwelled]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲבֽוֹתֵי⁠כֶם֙

ancestors_of,your(pl)

As the Introduction to this chapter discusses, Yahweh is speaking of the ancestors of the Israelites as if they were their actual fathers. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, here and throughout this chapter. Alternate translation: [your ancestors]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠נָּהָ֗ר

the=river

Yahweh assumes that the Israelites will know that by the river, he means the Euphrates River. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the Euphrates River]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תֶּ֛רַח אֲבִ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַ⁠אֲבִ֣י נָח֑וֹר

Teraḩ father_of ʼAⱱrāhām and=father_of Nāḩōr

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Your ancestor was Terah, who was the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

24:2 Terah: See Gen 11:27-32.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. And
    2. ≈but
    3. 1987,683
    5. 160397,160398
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110885
    1. Yəhōshūˊa
    2. -
    3. 2901
    5. 160399
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1427
    10. 110886
    1. he/it said
    2. ≈but
    3. 1987,683
    5. 160397,160398
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110885
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 160400
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110887
    1. all of
    2. -
    3. 3671
    5. 160402
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110889
    1. the people
    2. people
    3. 1893,5847
    5. 160404,160405
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110891
    1. thus
    2. -
    3. 3667
    5. 160406
    6. S-D
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110892
    1. YHWH
    2. “Yahweh
    3. 3354
    5. 160409
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1427
    10. 110895
    1. he says
    2. -
    3. 683
    5. 160408
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110894
    1. the god of
    2. god
    3. 38
    5. 160410
    6. S-Ncmpc
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1427
    10. 110896
    1. Yisrāʼēl/(Israel)
    2. Yisrael
    3. 3077
    5. 160411
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110897
    1. on the other side of
    2. beyond
    3. 846,5694
    5. 160412,160413
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110898
    1. the river
    2. river
    3. 1893,5144
    5. 160414,160415
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110899
    1. they dwelt
    2. -
    3. 3311
    5. 160416
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110900
    1. ancestors of your(pl)
    2. ancestors
    3. 613,1978
    5. 160417,160418
    6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110901
    1. from long ago/eternity
    2. -
    3. 4129,6106
    5. 160419,160420
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110902
    1. Teraḩ
    2. Terah
    3. 8278
    5. 160421
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Terah; Y-1427
    10. 110903
    1. the father of
    2. -
    3. 613
    5. 160422
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110904
    1. ʼAⱱrāhām
    2. Abraham
    3. 451
    5. 160423
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Abraham; Y-1427
    10. 110905
    1. and father of
    2. including
    3. 1987,613
    5. 160424,160425
    6. S-C,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110906
    1. Nāḩōr
    2. Nahor
    3. 5159
    5. 160426
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Nahor1; Y-1427
    10. 110907
    1. and they served
    2. -
    3. 1987,5894
    5. 160427,160428
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110908
    1. gods
    2. -
    3. 38
    5. 160429
    6. O-Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1427; Person=God
    10. 110909
    1. other
    2. other
    3. 495
    5. 160430
    6. O-Aampa
    8. -
    9. Y-1427
    10. 110910

OET (OET-LV) And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it_said to all_of the_people thus YHWH he_says the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) on_the_other_side_of the_river they_dwelt ancestors_of_your(pl) from_long_ago/eternity Teraḩ the_father_of ʼAⱱrāhām and_father_of Nāḩōr and_they_served gods other.

OET (OET-RV) and Yehoshua told all the people, “Yahweh, the god of Yisrael says: Your ancestors including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates river from long ago, but they worshipped other gods.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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