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Joshua 24:21-22

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24:21 The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will 1  worship 2  the Lord!” 24:22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” 3  They replied, “We are witnesses!” 4 

1 tn The translation assumes that כִּי (ki) is emphatic. Another option is to take it as explanatory, “No, for we will….”

2 tn Or “will serve.”

3 tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the Lord to serve him.”

4 sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.



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