All the people spoke at the same time and said, “We will obey everything the Lord says.” Then Moses went back up the mountain and told the Lord that the people would obey him.
Joshua 24:21 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then the people said to Joshua, “No, we will serve the Lord!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah. Common English Bible Then the people said to Joshua, “No! The LORD is the one we will serve.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the people said to Joshua, "By no means will it be as you are saying, but we will serve the Lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the people said to Josue: No. It shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord. |
All the people spoke at the same time and said, “We will obey everything the Lord says.” Then Moses went back up the mountain and told the Lord that the people would obey him.
Then the people said to Moses, “If you want to speak to us, then we will listen. But please don’t let God speak to us. If this happens, we will die.”
Moses told the people all the rules and commands from the Lord. Then all the people said, “We will obey all the commands that the Lord has spoken.”
Moses read the scroll with the special agreement written on it. He read the agreement so that all the people could hear him. And the people said, “We have heard the laws that the Lord has given us. And we agree to obey them.”
“One man will call himself, ‘I am the Lord’s.’ Another will use the name, ‘Jacob.’ Another man will sign his name as ‘The Lord’s Hand.’ And another will use the name, ‘Israel.’”
Today you have said that the Lord is your God. You have promised to live the way he wants. You promised to follow his teachings and to obey his laws and commands. You said you would do everything he tells you to do.
If you leave the Lord and serve other gods, he will cause terrible things to happen to you. He will destroy you. He has been good to you, but if you turn against him he will destroy you.”
Then Joshua said, “Look around at yourselves and the people with you. Do you all know and agree that you have chosen to serve the Lord? Are you all witnesses to this?” The people answered, “Yes, it is true. We all see that we have chosen to serve the Lord.”