Joshua 24:13-15
New English Translation
13 I gave you a land in[a] which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build, and you are eating the produce of[b] vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’
14 “Now[c] obey[d] the Lord and worship[e] him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors[f] worshiped[g] beyond the Euphrates[h] and in Egypt, and worship[i] the Lord. 15 If you have no desire[j] to worship[k] the Lord, then choose today whom you will worship,[l] whether it be the gods whom your ancestors[m] worshiped[n] beyond the Euphrates,[o] or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family[p] will worship[q] the Lord.”
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- Joshua 24:13 tn Or perhaps, “for.”
- Joshua 24:13 tn The words “the produce of” are supplied for clarification.
- 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).
- Joshua 24:14 tn Heb “fear.”
- Joshua 24:14 tn Or “and serve.”
- Joshua 24:14 tn Heb “your fathers.”
- Joshua 24:14 tn Or “served.”
- Joshua 24:14 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
- Joshua 24:14 tn Or “and serve.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Or “to serve.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Or “will serve.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “your fathers.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Or “served.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
- Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “house.”
- Joshua 24:15 tn Or “will serve.”
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