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Now therefore fear the LORD ,
and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness ;
put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River ,
and in Egypt ,
and serve the LORD .
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And if you be unwilling to serve the LORD ,
choose this day whom you will serve ,
whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond 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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Then the people answered , "
Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD ,
to serve other gods ;
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for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt ,
out of the house of bondage ,
and who did those great signs in our sight ,
and preserved us in all the way that we went ,
and among all the peoples through whom we passed ;
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and the LORD drove out before us all the peoples ,
the Amorites who lived in the land ;
therefore 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 or 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 having done you good ."
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And the people said to Joshua , "
Nay ;
but we will serve the LORD ."
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Then Joshua said to the people , "
You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD ,
to serve him ."
And they said , "
We are witnesses ."
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He said , "
Then put away the foreign gods which are among you ,
and incline your heart to the LORD ,
the 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 ."