Joshua 24:20

24:20 If ¹  you abandon the Lord and worship ²  foreign gods, he will turn against you; ³  he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, ⁴  though he once treated you well.” ⁵ 

Joshua 24:23

24:23 Joshua said, ⁶  “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to ⁷  the Lord God of Israel.”

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¹ tn Or “when.”

² tn Or “and serve.”

³ tn The words “against you” are added for clarification.

⁴ tn Heb “bring you to an end.”

⁵ tn Heb “after he did good for you.”

⁶ tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.

⁷ tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.