Joshua 24:23
Therefore, he said, now do ye away alien gods from the midst of you, and bow ye your hearts to the Lord God of Israel.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- נֵכָרnêkârforeign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- קֶרֶבqerebproperly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (esp
- נָטָהnâṭâhto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used
- לֵבָבlêbâbthe heart (as the most interior organ);
- סוּרçûwrto turn off (literal or figurative)
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jos 24:14, 2Co 6:16–18, 1Sa 7:3–4, Gen 35:2–4, Pro 2:2, Jdg 10:15–16, Heb 12:28–29, 1Ki 8:58