Joshua 24:14

24:14 Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord.

Joshua 24:23

24:23 Joshua said, “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the Lord God of Israel.”


sn Joshua quotes the Lord’s words in vv. 2b-13 (note that the Lord speaks in the first person in these verses); in vv. 14-15 Joshua himself exhorts the people (note the third person references to the Lord).

tn Heb “fear.”

tn Or “and serve.”

tn Heb “your fathers.”

tn Or “served.”

tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

tn Or “and serve.”

tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.

tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.