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14 “Now[a] obey[b] the Lord and worship[c] him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors[d] worshiped[e] beyond the Euphrates[f] and in Egypt, and worship[g] the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:14 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).
  2. Joshua 24:14 tn Heb “fear.”
  3. Joshua 24:14 tn Or “and serve.”
  4. Joshua 24:14 tn Heb “your fathers.”
  5. Joshua 24:14 tn Or “served.”
  6. Joshua 24:14 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
  7. Joshua 24:14 tn Or “and serve.”