Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.
“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'
Now therefore put away the strangegods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah theGod of Israel.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period