Joshua 24:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.”

Joshua 24:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 24:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 24:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.””

Joshua 24:23 — World English Bible

Joshua 24:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel. ”

Joshua 24:23 — American Standard Version

Joshua 24:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which <FI>are<Fi> in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'”

Joshua 24:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 24:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now therefore put away the strangegods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah theGod of Israel. ”

Joshua 24:23 — Darby Translation

Joshua 24:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then put away nowe, saide he, the strange gods which are among you, and bowe your hearts vnto the Lord God of Israel.”

Joshua 24:23 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 24:23 in Context — Joshua 24

21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.

22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.

24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

Read the full chapter: Joshua 24 — Choose You This Day Whom You Will Serve →

What Does Joshua 24:23 Mean?

Joshua 24:23 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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