so that you will not [a]associate with these nations, these which remain with you, or (A)mention the name of their gods, or (B)make anyone swear by them, or (C)serve them, or bow down to them. But you are to cling to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. (D)For the Lord has [b]driven out great and mighty nations from before you; and as for you, (E)no one has stood against you to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 23:7 Lit come among
  2. Joshua 23:9 Or dispossessed

Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them. But you are to hold fast to the Lord(C) your God, as you have until now.

“The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations;(D) to this day no one has been able to withstand you.(E)

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