The Meaning of Joshua 24:22 Explained

Joshua 24:22

KJV: And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

YLT: And Joshua saith unto the people, 'Witnesses ye are against yourselves, that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve Him (and they say, 'Witnesses!')

Darby: And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

ASV: And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

Discover Joshua 24:22

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 24:22?

MEANING: What does Joshua 24:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 24:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 24:22?

What is the context of Joshua 24:22?

The Response of the People (Joshua 24:16-28)
The Covenant Renewal (Joshua 24:14-28)
Choose Whom You Will Serve (Joshua 24:14-28)
“We Will Serve the Lord ” (Joshua 24:14-28)
The Israelites Promise to Serve Yahweh (Joshua 24:14-33)
Joshua Reviews Israel’s History (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Covenant Renewed at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Covenant at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Lord’s Covenant Renewed (Joshua 24:1-28)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye [are] witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.

What does Joshua 24:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 24:16-33 - Joshua's Last Service To His People

Joshua did well to discourage their proud vauntings, and to show that the people could not in their own might realize God's ideal, Psalms 105:4. The book of Judges is a bitter commentary on these lofty words.

What the stone of witness was to Israel, the ordinances of the Lord's Supper and Baptism are to the Church and to the world. The walls of our private chambers have listened to our prayers and tears. God help us to be true to them!

Joshua and the elders, while they lived, were a steadying influence to Israel. Such was the influence of the Apostles on the early Church. Let us learn the value of character. Compare Joshua 24:32 with Genesis 50:25 and Exodus 13:19. Take heart! The fulfillment of God's promise may tarry, but His word is sure as the morning light, Hosea 6:1-4.

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Chapter Summary: Joshua 24

¹ Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem
² A brief history of God's benefits from Terah
¹⁴ He renews the covenant between them and God
²⁶ A stone the witness of the covenant
²⁹ Joshua's age, death, and burial
³² Joseph's bones are buried
³³ Eleazar dies

What do the individual words in Joshua 24:22 mean?

So said Joshua to the people witnesses You [are] against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves - Yahweh to serve Him and they said [We are] witnesses

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־ הָעָ֗ם עֵדִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ בָּכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־ אַתֶּ֞ם בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲבֹ֣ד אוֹת֑וֹ וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ עֵדִֽים

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	So said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ	Joshua
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
הָעָ֗ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
עֵדִ֤ים	witnesses
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֵד Sense: witness.
אַתֶּם֙	You [are]
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine plural Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
בָּכֶ֔ם	against yourselves
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
כִּֽי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם	have chosen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: בָּחוּר Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
לָכֶ֛ם	for yourselves
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לַעֲבֹ֣ד	to serve
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve.
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	and they said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
עֵדִֽים	[We are] witnesses
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֵד Sense: witness.

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