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Joshua 24:22-24
New English Translation
Joshua 24:22-24
New English Translation
22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?”[a] They replied, “We are witnesses!”[b] 23 Joshua said,[c] “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to[d] the Lord God of Israel.”
24 The people said to Joshua, “We will worship[e] the Lord our God and obey him.”[f]
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- Joshua 24:22 tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the Lord to serve him.”
- Joshua 24:22 sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.
- Joshua 24:23 tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.
- Joshua 24:23 tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.
- Joshua 24:24 tn Or “will serve.”
- Joshua 24:24 tn Heb “and listen to his voice.”
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