Joshua 24:22
And Joshua said to the people, Ye be witnesses, that ye have chosen the Lord to you, that ye serve him. And they answered, We be witnesses.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עֵדʻêdconcretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- בָּחַרbâcharproperly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- יְהוֹשׁוּעַYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- עַםʻama people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (colle
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 119:173, Psa 119:11, Luk 10:42, Job 15:6, Deu 26:17, Luk 19:22