sf_leeser_rev1 Joshua:24:14-22 SEEK
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Now therefore fear the Lord ,
and serve him in sincerity and truth ;
and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt ,
and serve the Lord .
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And if it be displeasing in your eyes to serve the Lord ,
choose for yourselves this day whom ye will serve :
whether the gods which your fathers that were on the other side of the river served ,
or the gods of the Emorites ,
in whose land ye dwell ;
but as for me and my house ,
we will serve the Lord .
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And the people answered and said ,
Far be it from us to forsake the Lord ,
to serve other gods ;
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For the Lord our God it is that hath brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt ,
from the house of slavery ,
and who hath done those great signs before our eyes ,
and preserved us upon all the way whereon we have gone ,
and among all the people through the midst of whom we have passed :
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And the Lord hath driven out all the nations ,
and the Emorites who dwelt in the land ,
from before us ;
therefore also will we serve the Lord ;
for he is our God .
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And Joshua said unto the people ,
Ye will not be able to serve the Lord ;
for he is a holy God ;
he is a watchful God ;
he will not have any indulgence for your transgressions and for your sins ;
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If ye forsake the Lord ,
and serve strange gods ,
then will he again do ye evil ,
and consume ye ,
after that he hath done you good .
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And the people said unto Joshua ,
No ;
nevertheless the Lord will we serve .
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And Joshua said unto the people ,
Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye yourselves have chosen for you the Lord ,
to serve him .
And they said ,
We are witnesses .