Joshua 24:2
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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נָחוֹר
Nahor
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נָחוֹר
Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
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תֶּרַח
Terah
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תֶּרַח
Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Joshua
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
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