Joshua 24:21
19 But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
20 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
22 Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
23 “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
- KJV
- And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
- WEB
- The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the LORD.”
- ASV
- And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.
- BLB
- And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve YHWH!”
- ÅB
- Men folket sa til Josva: Nei, Herren vil vi tjene.
- OTB
- Men folket var bestemt overfor Josva: «Vi er fast bestemt på å tjene Herren.»
- B1930
- Men folket sa til Josva: Nei, Herren vil vi tjene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 20:19
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 5:27–28
Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”
Read in contextExodus 19:8
And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:5
One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
Read in contextExodus 24:7
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
Read in contextExodus 24:3
When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
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