Joshua 24:23
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Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

Judges 10:16
And saying these things, they cast away out of their coasts all the idols of strange gods, and served the Lord their God: and he was touched with their miseries.

1 Samuel 7:3
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Kings 8:57
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, and not leave us, nor cast us off:

1 Kings 8:58
But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

Psalm 119:36
Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.

Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.

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Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

put away

Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

Genesis 35:2-4 And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed, and change your garments. . . .

Exodus 20:23 You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.

Judges 10:15,16 And the children of Israel said to the Lord: We have sinned, do thou unto us whatsoever pleaseth thee: only deliver us this time. . . .

1 Samuel 7:3,4 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. . . .

Hosea 14:2,3,8 Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity, and receive the good: and we will render the calves of our lips. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:19-21 What then? Do I say that what is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? Or that the idol is any thing? . . .

2 Corinthians 6:18-16 And I will receive you. And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. . . .

incline

Proverbs 2:2 For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:

Hebrews 12:28,29 Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence. . . .

Context
Choose Whom You will Serve
22And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses. 23Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.24And the people said to Joshua: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.…
Lexicon
“Now, therefore,” [he said],
וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

“get rid of
הָסִ֛ירוּ (hā·sî·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside

the foreign
הַנֵּכָ֖ר (han·nê·ḵār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness

gods
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

among you
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם (bə·qir·bə·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7130: The nearest part, the center

and incline
וְהַטּוּ֙ (wə·haṭ·ṭū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

your hearts
לְבַבְכֶ֔ם (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel.”
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


Additional Translations
“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.

Now therefore put away,'said he , the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

And now take away the strange gods that are among you, and set your heart right toward the Lord God of Israel.

Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel.

Now therefore put away (said he) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.

"Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, 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.'
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