Joshua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire 1  to worship 2  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, 3  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors 4  worshiped 5  beyond the Euphrates, 6  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family 7  will worship 8  the Lord!”

Joshua 24:22

24:22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” 9  They replied, “We are witnesses!” 10 

1 tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

2 tn Or “to serve.”

3 tn Or “will 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 Heb “house.”

8 tn Or “will serve.”

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

10 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.