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Joshua 24:22

Joshua
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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.”

21 “No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”

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.”

24 So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

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BSB
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
KJV
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
WEB
Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”
ASV
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
DARBY
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.
BLB
And Joshua said to the people, “You⁺ [are] witnesses against yourselves that you⁺ have chosen for yourselves YHWH, to serve Him.” And they said, “Witnesses!”
ÅB
Da sa Josva til folket: Så er dere da selv vitner imot dere at dere har valgt Herren og vil tjene ham. De sa: Ja, det er vi vitner på!
OTB
Da sa Josva: «Dere erkjenner at dere er vitner til deres egen beslutning om å tjene Herren.» «Ja, vi er vitner,» svarte de.
B1930
Da sa Josva til folket: Så er I da selv vidner imot eder at I har valgt Herren og vil tjene ham. De sa: Ja, det er vi vidner på!

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Cross references

  • Psalms 119:173

    May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

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  • Psalms 119:11

    I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

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  • Job 15:6

    Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.

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  • Luke 10:42

    But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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  • Deuteronomy 26:17

    Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

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  • Luke 19:22

    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

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