Joshua 24:6

24:6 When I brought your fathers out of Egypt, you arrived at the sea. The Egyptians chased your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.

Joshua 18:3

18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying¹ the land the Lord God of your ancestors² has given you?

Joshua 24:2

24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors³ lived beyond the Euphrates River,⁴ including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped⁵ other gods,

Joshua 24:14-15

24:14 Now⁶ obey⁷ the Lord and worship⁸ him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors⁹ worshiped¹⁰ beyond the Euphrates¹¹ and in Egypt and worship¹² the Lord. 24:15 If you have no desire¹³ to worship¹⁴ the Lord, choose today whom you will worship,¹⁵ whether it be the gods whom your ancestors¹⁶ worshiped¹⁷ beyond the Euphrates,¹⁸ or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family¹⁹ will worship²⁰ the Lord!”

¹tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”

²tn Or “fathers.”

¹tn Heb “your fathers.”

²tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Or “served.”

¹sn 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).

²tn Heb “fear.”

³tn Or “and serve.”

⁴tn Heb “your fathers.”

⁵tn Or “served.”

⁶tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

⁷tn Or “and serve.”

¹tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

²tn Or “to serve.”

³tn Or “will serve.”

⁴tn Heb “your fathers.”

⁵tn Or “served.”

⁶tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

⁷tn Heb “house.”

⁸tn Or “will serve.”