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Avoid associating with these nations that still remain among you. Do not mention the names of their gods; do not swear by them. Do not serve them; do not worship them. Hold fast to the Lord, your God,[a] as you have done up to the present. The Lord has driven out great and powerful nations from before you. To this day no one has been able to stand up against you.

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  1. Joshua 23:8 Hold fast to the Lord, your God: these words are the essence of Joshua’s lifelong commitment to God and his absolute rule of life for others to follow.

Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them. But you are to hold fast to the Lord(C) your God, as you have until now.

“The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations;(D) to this day no one has been able to withstand you.(E)

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