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Love the LORD your God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So be very diligent to love the LORD your God for your own well-being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Be sure to always love the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be very careful to love the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be careful, then, to love the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"So be very diligent to love the LORD your God, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Watch yourselves carefully! Love the LORD your God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And be very watchful of yourselves to love the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have been very watchful for yourselves to love your God YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have been very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And watch greatly for your souls, to love Jehovah your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />11This only take care of with all diligence, that you love the Lord your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Even so, be very diligent and careful in this: that you love the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for you, take great care to love the LORD, your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Take good heed therefore to yourselves, to revere the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Take good care in your souls to be in awe of LORD JEHOVAH your God!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And take ye great heed to love the Lord our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/23-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=6147" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Joshua's Charge to Leaders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·niš·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">Therefore watch</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">carefully,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: lə·’a·hă·ḇāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">that you love</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-38</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a></span><br />And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-30.htm">Mark 12:30</a></span><br />Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a></span><br />You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-22.htm">1 Corinthians 16:22</a></span><br />If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a></span><br />If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Deuteronomy 30:16</a></span><br />For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Psalm 31:23</a></span><br />Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-19.htm">1 John 4:19</a></span><br />We love because He first loved us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></span><br />When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-5.htm">1 John 2:5</a></span><br />But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.</p><p class="hdg">Take good</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Joshua 22:5</a></b></br> But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9</a></b></br> Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5-12</a></b></br> And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might… </p><p class="hdg">yourselves [heb] your souls </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-6.htm">Exodus 20:6</a></b></br> And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></b></br> And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to <i>his</i> purpose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/8-3.htm">1 Corinthians 8:3</a></b></br> But if any man love God, the same is known of him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Diligent</a> <a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-3.htm">Love</a> <a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Watchful</a> <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/13-4.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-13.htm">Diligent</a> <a href="/judges/6-10.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Love</a> <a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Watchful</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Joshua's exhortation before his death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">by former benefits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">by promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">and by threatenings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Therefore watch yourselves carefully</b><br>This phrase serves as a call to vigilance and self-examination. In the context of Joshua's farewell address to the Israelites, it emphasizes the importance of remaining faithful to God's covenant. The word "therefore" connects this command to the preceding verses, where Joshua reminds the Israelites of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The call to "watch" suggests a proactive stance, akin to a sentry on duty, highlighting the need for constant spiritual alertness. This echoes the New Testament exhortation in <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a> to be sober-minded and watchful, as the adversary seeks to devour.<p><b>that you love the LORD your God</b><br>The command to love God is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This love is not merely emotional but involves obedience and commitment, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>, which commands loving God with all one's heart, soul, and strength. The historical context is significant here; the Israelites are on the brink of settling into the Promised Land, surrounded by pagan nations. The call to love God serves as a safeguard against idolatry and assimilation into surrounding cultures. This love is a reflection of God's covenantal love for His people, a theme that runs throughout Scripture and finds its ultimate expression in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect love and obedience to the Father.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. In this chapter, he is giving his farewell address to the leaders of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They are the recipients of Joshua's exhortation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham. Israel is now settled in this land, and Joshua is reminding them of their covenant obligations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, where God promises to be their God and they promise to obey His commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord.htm">LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The personal name of God, emphasizing His covenant relationship with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_love_for_god.htm">The Importance of Love for God</a></b><br>Loving God is not just an emotion but a commitment to prioritize Him above all else. It involves our entire being—heart, soul, and mind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a></b><br>The Hebrew root for "be very careful" (shamar) implies guarding or keeping watch. We must vigilantly protect our love for God from competing affections.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Our love for God is demonstrated through faithfulness to His covenant. This includes obedience to His commandments and living according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Joshua addresses the leaders of Israel, highlighting the communal aspect of faith. We are called to encourage one another in our love for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/enduring_love.htm">Enduring Love</a></b><br>Joshua's exhortation comes at the end of his life, reminding us that our love for God should endure throughout all seasons of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_gambling_considered_sinful.htm">Is gambling considered sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_solomon_punished_for_intermarriage.htm">1 Kings 11:9–10 – Why does God punish Solomon for foreign marriages here when other biblical figures also intermarried without similar consequences? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_23_13-14_imply_predestination.htm">Does Job 23:13-14 suggest predestination, and if so, how does that harmonize with other scriptures that emphasize human free will?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_106_align_with_full_conquest.htm">Psalm 106:34-35 suggests Israel did not fully conquer or destroy surrounding nations--how does this align with biblical passages that claim they subdued the land completely?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Take good heed to yourselves.</span> This is quoted from <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Deuteronomy 4:15</a>, word for word. The Hebrew is, <span class="accented">take heed exceedingly to your souls</span>; but the meaning is either "as you value your lives" (Gesenius), or "with all your soul" (Keil). The former appears preferable. A third interpretation, however, "guard your souls diligently," is suggested by a comparison of <a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9, 15</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/23-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore watch</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·mar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourselves</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">carefully,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you love</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַהֲבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’a·hă·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/23-11.htm">Joshua 23:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">OT History: Joshua 23:11 Take good heed therefore to yourselves that (Josh. 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