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21 The people said to Joshua, ‘Never! We will only serve the Lord.’

22 Joshua said to them, ‘You yourselves have chosen to serve the Lord. Agree now that you have done that.’

They replied, ‘Yes, we agree!’

23 Joshua said, ‘So now you must throw away the foreign gods that you still keep. Trust the Lord, Israel's God, and obey him.’

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21 But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”

22 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses(A) against yourselves that you have chosen(B) to serve the Lord.”

“Yes, we are witnesses,(C)” they replied.

23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods(D) that are among you and yield your hearts(E) to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

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