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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָעָ֖ם אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ לֹ֕א כִּ֥י אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 נַעֲבֹֽד |
| ESV |
And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the LORD.”
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| NIV |
But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the LORD.”
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| NLT |
But the people answered Joshua, “No, we will serve the LORD!”
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” εἶπεν ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαὸς πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… Ἰησοῦν οὐχί ἀλλὰ κυρίῳ λατρεύσομεν |
| KJV |
And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
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Joshua 24:20 ← Joshua 24:21 → Joshua 24:22
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