Jos 24:14 | NETfull | STEP | Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord .

Joshua 24:14

14 Now ^{▼▼ 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).} obey ^{▼▼ Heb “fear.”} the Lord and worship ^{▼▼ Or “and serve.”} him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors ^{▼▼ Heb “your fathers.”} worshiped ^{▼▼ Or “served.”} beyond the Euphrates ^{▼▼ Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.} and in Egypt and worship ^{▼▼ Or “and serve.”} the Lord.