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Joshua 24:23-25
New English Translation
Joshua 24:23-25
New English Translation
23 Joshua said,[a] “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to[b] the Lord God of Israel.”
24 The people said to Joshua, “We will worship[c] the Lord our God and obey him.”[d]
25 That day Joshua drew up an agreement[e] for the people, and he established rules and regulations[f] for them in Shechem.
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- 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.”
- Joshua 24:25 tn Heb “cut a covenant.”
- Joshua 24:25 tn Heb “a statute and a judgment.”
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