23and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'


In Context

20 When ye forsake Jehovah, and have served gods of a stranger, then He hath turned back and done evil to you, and consumed you, after that He hath done good to you.'

21 And the people saith unto Joshua, 'No, but Jehovah we do serve.'

22 And Joshua saith unto the people, 'Witnesses ye are against yourselves, that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve Him (and they say, 'Witnesses!')

23 and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'

24 And the people say unto Joshua, 'Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

25 And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.

Joshua 24:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:23"Now then," said Joshua, "throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord , the God of Israel."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore put away, [said he,] the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore put away,'said he , the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore put away (said he) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23|Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:23Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.