Joshua 14:8

14:8 My countrymen ¹  who accompanied ²  me frightened the people, ³  but I remained loyal to the Lord my God. ⁴ 

Joshua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire ⁵  to worship ⁶  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, ⁷  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors ⁸  worshiped ⁹  beyond the Euphrates, ¹⁰  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family ¹¹  will worship ¹²  the Lord!”

[14:8]  ¹ tn Heb “brothers.”

[14:8]  ² tn Heb “went up with.”

[14:8]  ³ tn Heb “made the heart[s] of the people melt.”

[14:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “I filled up after the Lord my God,” an idiomatic statement meaning that Caleb remained loyal to the Lord.

[24:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

[24:15]  ⁶ tn Or “to serve.”

[24:15]  ⁷ tn Or “will serve.”

[24:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:15]  ⁹ tn Or “served.”

[24:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

[24:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “house.”

[24:15]  ¹² tn Or “will serve.”