Discovery BoxJoshua 24:23-25 
Context24:23 Joshua said, 1 “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to 2 the Lord God of Israel.”
24:24 The people said to Joshua, “We will worship 3 the Lord our God and obey him.” 4
24:25 That day Joshua drew up an agreement 5 for the people, and he established rules and regulations 6 for them in Shechem.
1 tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.
2 tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.
3 tn Or “will serve.”
4 tn Heb “and listen to his voice.”
5 tn Heb “cut a covenant.”
6 tn Heb “a statute and a judgment.”
