Joshua 24:22
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And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.

Deuteronomy 26:17 Thou hast chosen the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways and keep his ceremonies, and precepts, and judgments, and obey his command.

Joshua 15:6 And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben.

Luke 19:22 He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.

ye have

Psalm 119:11,173 Thy words have I hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against thee. . . .

Luke 10:42 But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Context
Choose Whom You will Serve
21And the people said to Joshua: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord. 22And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.23Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.…
Cross References
Joshua 24:21
And the people said to Joshua: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.

Psalm 119:173
Let thy hand be with me to save me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Lexicon
Then Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

told
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

[them],
הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“You
אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are witnesses
עֵדִ֤ים (‘ê·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

against yourselves
בָּכֶ֔ם (bā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתֶּ֞ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

have chosen
בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם (bə·ḥar·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select

to serve
לַעֲבֹ֣ד (la·‘ă·ḇōḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

the LORD.”
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“We are witnesses!”
עֵדִֽים׃ (‘ê·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

they said.
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen the Lord to serve him.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him." They said, "We are witnesses."

And Joshua saith unto the people, 'Witnesses ye are against yourselves, that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve Him (and they say, 'Witnesses!')
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