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Joshua 24:19
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17 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.
18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. aWe also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”  
19 But Joshua said to the people, a“You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a bholy God. He is ca jealous God; dHe will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.  
20 aIf you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, bthen He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.”  
21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord!”
22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that ayou have chosen the Lord for yourselves, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses!”  
23 “Now therefore,” he said, a“put away the foreign gods which are among you, and bincline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”  
24 And the people asaid to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!”  
25 So Joshua amade a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance bin Shechem.  
26 Then Joshua awrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took ba large stone, and cset it up there dunder the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.  
27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be aa witness to us, for bit has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”  
28 So aJoshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.  

Death of Joshua and Eleazar

29 aNow it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.  
Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:19

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American Standard Version
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

Amplified® Bible
And 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.

Contemporary English Version
Joshua said: The LORD is fearsome; he is the one true God, and I don't think you are able to worship and obey him in the ways he demands. You would have to be completely faithful, and if you sin or rebel, he won't let you get away with it.

Darby English Version
And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God; he is a jealous ùGod; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

Good News Bible
Joshua said to the people, "But you may not be able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God and will not forgive your sins. He will tolerate no rivals,

King James Version
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua said to the people, "You will not be able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgression or your sins.

New International Version
Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Joshua said to the people, "You will not have the capability to serve the LORD, for He embodies holiness and has jealousy; He will not forgive your transgression or your sins.

Revised Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua saith unto the people, `Ye are not able to serve Jehovah, for a God most holy He `is'; a zealous God He `is'; He doth not bear with your transgression and with your sins.


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