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Joshua Chapter 24 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Joshua 24:21

And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.
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BBE Joshua 24:21

And the people said to Joshua, No! But we will be the servants of the Lord.
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DARBY Joshua 24:21

And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.
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KJV Joshua 24:21

And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
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WBT Joshua 24:21

And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD.
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WEB Joshua 24:21

The people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Yahweh.
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YLT Joshua 24:21

And the people saith unto Joshua, `No, but Jehovah we do serve.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Nay; but we will serve the Lord.--Being brought to the point, no other answer was possible. If they must give up Jehovah or the idols, the idols must go first.(22,23) Ye are witnesses . . . that ye have chosen you the Lord . . . Now therefore put away . . . the strange gods.--This was the practical conclusion to which Joshua desired that they should come. But we do not read that they did anything in obedience to these words. We read of no images being buried or burned, as in the days of Jacob by David (Genesis 35:4; 2Samuel 5:21). There is only a verbal promise: "The Lord our God will we serve, and His voice will we obey."Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“No!”לֹ֕א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, norepliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythe people.הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock“We will serveנַעֲבֹֽד׃ (na·‘ă·ḇōḏ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslavethe LORD!”יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelJump to PreviousJoshua Servants Serve