15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(A) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(B) we will serve the Lord.”(C)

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15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, (A)choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether (B)the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of [a]the River, or (C)the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. (D)But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:15 The Euphrates

15 If you have no desire[a] to worship[b] the Lord, then choose today whom you will worship,[c] whether it be the gods whom your ancestors[d] worshiped[e] beyond the Euphrates,[f] or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family[g] will worship[h] the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”
  2. Joshua 24:15 tn Or “to serve.”
  3. Joshua 24:15 tn Or “will serve.”
  4. Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “your fathers.”
  5. Joshua 24:15 tn Or “served.”
  6. Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
  7. Joshua 24:15 tn Heb “house.”
  8. Joshua 24:15 tn Or “will serve.”