24:16 The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can 1 worship 2 other gods! 24:17 For the Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery 3 in the land of Egypt 4 and performed these awesome miracles 5 before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations. 6 24:18 The Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship 7 the Lord, for he is our God!”
1 tn Heb “to.”
2 tn Or “can serve.”
3 tn Heb “of the house of slavery.”
4 tn Heb “for the
5 tn Or “great signs.”
6 tn Heb “and he guarded us in all the way in which we walked and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.”
7 tn Or “will serve.”