Joshua 24:2-3

24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors¹ lived beyond the Euphrates River,² including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped³ other gods, 24:3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates⁴ and brought him into⁵ the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

Joshua 24:14-15

24:14 Now⁶ obey⁷ the Lord and worship⁸ him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors⁹ worshiped¹⁰ beyond the Euphrates¹¹ and in Egypt and worship¹² the Lord. 24:15 If you have no desire¹³ to worship¹⁴ the Lord, choose today whom you will worship,¹⁵ whether it be the gods whom your ancestors¹⁶ worshiped¹⁷ beyond the Euphrates,¹⁸ or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family¹⁹ will worship²⁰ the Lord!”

¹tn Heb “your fathers.”

²tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Or “served.”

⁴tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn Or “through.”

⁶sn 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).

⁷tn Heb “fear.”

⁸tn Or “and serve.”

⁹tn Heb “your fathers.”

¹⁰tn Or “served.”

¹¹tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

¹²tn Or “and serve.”

¹³tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

¹⁴tn Or “to serve.”

¹⁵tn Or “will serve.”

¹⁶tn Heb “your fathers.”

¹⁷tn Or “served.”

¹⁸tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

¹⁹tn Heb “house.”

²⁰tn Or “will serve.”