Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

The people replied, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey his voice."

New American Standard Bible

The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and we will obey His voice.”

King James Version

And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

Holman Bible

So the people said to Joshua, “We will worship the Lord our God and obey Him.”

A Conservative Version

And the people said to Joshua, we will serve LORD our God, and we will hearken to his voice.

American Standard Version

And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.

Amplified

The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and we will listen to and obey His voice.”

Bible in Basic English

And the people said to Joshua, We will be the servants of the Lord our God, and we will give ear to his voice.

Darby Translation

And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken.

Julia Smith Translation

And the people will say to Joshua, Jehovah our God we will serve, and to his voice will we hear.

King James 2000

And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the people said to Joshua, "We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice."

Modern King James verseion

And the people said to Joshua, We will serve Jehovah our God, and His voice we will obey.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the people answered Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve and his voice we will obey."

NET Bible

The people said to Joshua, "We will worship the Lord our God and obey him."

New Heart English Bible

The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God, and we will listen to his voice."

The Emphasized Bible

And the people said unto Joshua, - Yahweh our God, will we serve, and, unto his voice, will we hearken.

Webster

And the people said to Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

World English Bible

The people said to Joshua, "We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice."

Youngs Literal Translation

And the people say unto Joshua, 'Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

יהושׁע יהושׁוּע 
Y@howshuwa` 
Usage: 218

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

will we serve
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

and his voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

References

Smith

Context Readings

The Israelites Promise To Serve Yahweh

23 Joshua said, "Therefore abandon the foreign gods that are among you, and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel." 24 The people replied, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey his voice." 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, making statutes and ordinances in Shechem.

Cross References

Exodus 19:8

All the people answered together: "We'll do everything that the LORD has said!"

Exodus 24:3

Then Moses came and reported all the words of the LORD and all the statutes to the people, and they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has decreed."

Exodus 24:7

He took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will put into practice and obey everything that the LORD has decreed."

Deuteronomy 5:27-29

As for you, go near and listen to everything that the LORD our God will say to you, then repeat it to us, and we'll listen and obey.'

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