Discovery BoxJoshua 24:15-18 
Context24:15 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!”
24:16 The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can 9 worship 10 other gods! 24:17 For the Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery 11 in the land of Egypt 12 and performed these awesome miracles 13 before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations. 14 24:18 The Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship 15 the Lord, for he is our God!”
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 “to.”
10 tn Or “can serve.”
11 tn Heb “of the house of slavery.”
12 tn Heb “for the
13 tn Or “great signs.”
14 tn Heb “and he guarded us in all the way in which we walked and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.”
15 tn Or “will serve.”
