What does Joshua 24:2 King James Version mean? Verse Analysis

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And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

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What Does Joshua 24:2 Mean?

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"Recounting the history of the fathers from the days when they dwelt beyond the River, Joshua identifies the grace that called them out of the service ..."

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American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelled on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of oldTerah father of Abraham and father of Nachorand they serve other gods;

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah theGod of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served othergods.

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

And Joshua said to all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

Then Ioshua said vnto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt beyond the flood in olde time, euen Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor, and serued other gods.

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

Then said Joshua unto all the people—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Beyond the River, dwelt your fathers from age-past times, [unto] Terah, father of Abraham, and father of Nahor,—and they served other gods.

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

And Joshua said to all the people, So says Jehovah the God of Israel, Your fathers have in the past lived Beyond the River (Terah the father of Abraham and father of Nahor) and they served other gods.

Modern King Jamesarrow_forwardMKJV

And Joshua said to all the people, So says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers lived Beyond the River in times past, Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘⌞Long ago⌟ your ancestors—Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor—lived beyond the river, and they served other gods.

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

And Joshua said unto all the people: 'Thus saith HaShem, the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor; and they served other gods.

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

And he spoke to the people in this way: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Your fathers lived, in the beginning, across the river: Terah, the father of Abraham, and Nahor. And they served strange gods.

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.

Open English Biblearrow_forwardOEB

and Joshua said to all the people, “This is the message of the Lord the God of Israel: In days of old your ancestors lived east of the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, worshipping other gods.

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

And Joshua said to all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the river of old, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

And he spak thus to the puple, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Youre fadris dwelliden at the bigynnyng biyende the flood Eufrates, Thare, the fadir of Abraham, and Nachor, and thei serueden alien goddis.