Joshua 24:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.

Young's Literal Translation
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!’)

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Then Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

told
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

[them],
הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“You
אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are witnesses
עֵדִ֤ים (‘ê·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

against yourselves
בָּכֶ֔ם (bā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתֶּ֞ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

have chosen
בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם (bə·ḥar·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 977: To try, select

to serve
לַעֲבֹ֣ד (la·‘ă·ḇōḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

the LORD.”
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“We are witnesses!”
עֵדִֽים׃ (‘ê·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

they said.
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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