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1 A long time after the LORD {YHWH} had given Israel (he wrestles with God) rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua (YHWH saves) was old and well along in years, 2 he (YHWH saves) summoned all Israel (he wrestles with God), including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said, 3 “and you⁺ have seen everything that the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem} has done to all these nations for your⁺ sake, because it was the LORD your⁺ God who fought for you⁺. 4 See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your⁺ tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan (flowing down) westward to the Great Sea (the Mediterranean Sea). 5 The LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem} will push them out of your⁺ way and drive them out before you⁺, so that you⁺ can take possession of their land, as the LORD your⁺ God promised you⁺. 6 Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses (drawn out), not turning aside from it to the right or to the left. 7 So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you⁺. You⁺ must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you⁺ must not serve them or bow down to them. 8 Instead, you⁺ shall hold fast to the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem}, as you⁺ have done to this day. Joshua 23:1-8, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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