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Now therefore ,
fear the LORD ,
serve Him in sincerity and in truth ,
and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt .
Serve the LORD !
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And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD ,
choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve ,
whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River ,
or the gods of the Amorites ,
in whose land you dwell .
But as for me and my house ,
we will serve the LORD ."
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So the people answered and said : "
Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods ;
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for the LORD our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt ,
from the house of bondage ,
who did those great signs in our sight ,
and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed .
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And the LORD drove out from before us all the people ,
including the Amorites who dwelt in the land .
We also will serve the LORD ,
for He is our God ."
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But Joshua said to the people , "
You cannot serve the LORD ,
for He is a holy God .
He is a jealous God ;
He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins .
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If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods ,
then He will turn and do you harm and consume you ,
after He has done you good ."
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And the people said to Joshua , "
No ,
but we will serve the LORD !"
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So Joshua said to the people , "
You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD for yourselves ,
to serve Him ."
And they said , "
We are witnesses !"
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Now therefore ,"
he said , "
put away the foreign gods which are among you ,
and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel ."
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And the people said to Joshua , "
The LORD our God we will serve ,
and His voice we will obey !"