Joshua 24:14

24:14 Now 1  obey 2  the Lord and worship 3  him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors 4  worshiped 5  beyond the Euphrates 6  and in Egypt and worship 7  the Lord.

1 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).

2 tn Heb “fear.”

3 tn Or “and serve.”

4 tn Heb “your fathers.”

5 tn Or “served.”

6 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

7 tn Or “and serve.”