Joshua 24:21 — compare English translations

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Joshua 24:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ʼâmar H559 to say הָעָ֖ם ʻam H5971 people אֶל ʼêl H413 to יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ H3091 Joshua לֹ֕א lôʼ H3808 not כִּ֥י kîy H3588 that אֶת ʼêth H853 - יְהוָ֖ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 LORD נַעֲבֹֽד ʻâbad H5647 to serve

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World English Bible Public Domain

The people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Yahweh.
King James Version Public Domain

And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve Yahweh.”

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