Joshua 24:14–15

24:14 Now27 obey28 the Lord and worship29 him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors30 worshiped31 beyond the Euphrates32 and in Egypt and worship33 the Lord. 24:15 If you have no desire34 to worship35 the Lord, choose today whom you will worship,36 whether it be the gods whom your ancestors37 worshiped38 beyond the Euphrates,39 or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family40 will worship41 the Lord!”

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27	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).
28	tn Heb “fear.”
29	tn Or “and serve.”
30	tn Heb “your fathers.”
31	tn Or “served.”
32	tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
33	tn Or “and serve.”
34	tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”
35	tn Or “to serve.”
36	tn Or “will serve.”
37	tn Heb “your fathers.”
38	tn Or “served.”
39	tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
40	tn Heb “house.”
41	tn Or “will serve.”