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Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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KJV King James Version

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

WEB World English Bible

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

ASV American Standard Version

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah—choose for you to-day whom ye do serve;—whether the gods whom your fathers served, which are beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house—we serve Jehovah.’

Surrounding context — Joshua 24

12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

17 For the LORD our God, he [it is] that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

18 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: [therefore] will we also serve the LORD; for he [is] our God.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וְאִם֩H518 · imif רַ֨עH7489 · ra.abe evil בְּֽעֵינֵיכֶ֜םH5869 · a.yineye לַעֲבֹ֣דH5647 · a.vadto serve אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD בַּחֲר֨וּH977 · ba.charto choose לָכֶ֣םH9036 · khemyou הַיּוֹם֮H3117 · yomday אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִ֣יH4310 · miwho?תַעֲבֹדוּן֒H5647 · a.vadto serve אִ֣םH518 · imif אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֱלֹהִ֞יםH430 · e.lo.himGod אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhich עָבְד֣וּH5647 · a.vadto serve אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֗םH1 · avfather אֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhich מֵעֵ֣בֶרH5676 · e.verside: beside הַנָּהָ֔רH5104 · na.harRiver וְאִם֙H518 · imif אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֱלֹהֵ֣יH430 · e.lo.himGod הָאֱמֹרִ֔יH567 · e.mo.riAmorite אֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhich אַתֶּ֖םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)יֹשְׁבִ֣יםH3427 · ya.shavto dwell בְּאַרְצָ֑םH776 · e.retsland: country/planet וְאָנֹכִ֣יH595 · a.no.khiI וּבֵיתִ֔יH1004 · betplace נַעֲבֹ֖דH5647 · a.vadto serve אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָֽה׃ פH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD

Cross-references

1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.John 6:67-68Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?Ruth 1:15-16And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.Deuteronomy 29:18Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go [and] serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;Ezekiel 20:39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter [also], if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.Exodus 23:32-33Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.Judges 6:10And I said unto you, I [am] the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.Exodus 23:24Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.Genesis 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.Psalm 119:111-112Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.Psalm 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.Psalm 101:2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.Deuteronomy 13:7[Namely], of the gods of the people which [are] round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth;Exodus 34:15Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

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