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Joshua 23:11
So you must continue to love the Lord your God.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So diligently watch yourselves! Love the Lord your God!
So diligently watch yourselves! Love the Lord your God!
Hebrew Names Version
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
King James Version
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.
Lexham English Bible
Take utmost care for the sake of your life to love Yahweh your God,
Take utmost care for the sake of your life to love Yahweh your God,
English Standard Version
Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.
Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.
New Century Version
So you must be careful to love the Lord your God.
So you must be careful to love the Lord your God.
New English Translation
Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God!
Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God!
Amplified Bible
"So be very careful and watchful of yourselves to love the LORD your God.
"So be very careful and watchful of yourselves to love the LORD your God.
New American Standard Bible
"So take great care for yourselves that you love the LORD your God.
"So take great care for yourselves that you love the LORD your God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take good heede therefore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.
Take good heede therefore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.
Legacy Standard Bible
So keep your souls very carefully to love Yahweh your God.
So keep your souls very carefully to love Yahweh your God.
Contemporary English Version
Be sure to always love the Lord your God.
Be sure to always love the Lord your God.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Therefore take great care to love Adonai your God.
"Therefore take great care to love Adonai your God.
Darby Translation
Take great heed therefore unto your souls, that ye love Jehovah your God.
Take great heed therefore unto your souls, that ye love Jehovah your God.
George Lamsa Translation
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, to revere the LORD your God.
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, to revere the LORD your God.
Good News Translation
Be careful, then, to love the Lord your God.
Be careful, then, to love the Lord your God.
Literal Translation
And you shall be very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God.
And you shall be very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take diligent hede therfore vnto youre soules, that ye loue the LORDE youre God.
Take diligent hede therfore vnto youre soules, that ye loue the LORDE youre God.
American Standard Version
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.
Bible in Basic English
So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God.
So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take good heede therfore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.
Take good heede therfore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
King James Version (1611)
Take good heed therefore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.
Take good heed therefore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And take ye great heed to love the Lord our God.
And take ye great heed to love the Lord our God.
English Revised Version
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.
Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Be ye war bifore moost diligentli of this thing oneli, that ye loue youre Lord God.
Be ye war bifore moost diligentli of this thing oneli, that ye loue youre Lord God.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye have been very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God.
and ye have been very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God.
Update Bible Version
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.
Webster's Bible Translation
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
World English Bible
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.
New King James Version
Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
New Living Translation
So be very careful to love the Lord your God.
So be very careful to love the Lord your God.
New Life Bible
Be very careful to love the Lord your God.
Be very careful to love the Lord your God.
New Revised Standard
Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.
Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Take diligent heed, therefore, unto your souls, - to love Yahweh your God.
Take diligent heed, therefore, unto your souls, - to love Yahweh your God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
This only take care of with all diligence, that you love the Lord your God.
This only take care of with all diligence, that you love the Lord your God.
Revised Standard Version
Take good heed to yourselves, therefore, to love the LORD your God.
Take good heed to yourselves, therefore, to love the LORD your God.
THE MESSAGE
"Now, vigilantly guard your souls: Love God , your God. Because if you wander off and start taking up with these remaining nations still among you (intermarry, say, and have other dealings with them), know for certain that God , your God, will not get rid of these nations for you. They'll be nothing but trouble to you—horsewhips on your backs and sand in your eyes—until you're the ones who will be driven out of this good land that God , your God, has given you.
"Now, vigilantly guard your souls: Love God , your God. Because if you wander off and start taking up with these remaining nations still among you (intermarry, say, and have other dealings with them), know for certain that God , your God, will not get rid of these nations for you. They'll be nothing but trouble to you—horsewhips on your backs and sand in your eyes—until you're the ones who will be driven out of this good land that God , your God, has given you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So take diligent heed to yourselves to love the LORD your God.
"So take diligent heed to yourselves to love the LORD your God.
Contextual Overview
11 So you must continue to love the Lord your God. 12 "Never stop following him. Don't become friends with those people who did not leave when you took the land. They are not part of Israel. Don't marry any of their people. If you become friends with those people, 13 the Lord your God will not help you defeat your enemies. They will become like a trap for you. They will cause you pain—like smoke and dust in your eyes. And you will be forced to leave this good land. The Lord your God gave you this land. But you can lose it if you don't obey this command. 14 "It is almost time for me to die. You know and really believe that the Lord has done many great things for you. You know that the Lord your God has not failed in any of his promises. He has kept every promise that he has made to us. 15 Every good promise that the Lord your God made to us has come true. But in the same way, the Lord will make his other promises come true: If you do wrong, bad things will happen to you. You will be forced to leave this good land that the Lord your God has given to you. 16 This will happen if you refuse to keep your agreement with the Lord your God. You will lose this land if you go and serve other gods. You must not worship those other gods. If you do, the Lord will become very angry with you. Then you will quickly be forced to leave this good land that he gave you."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Take good: Joshua 22:5, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:5-12, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 21:34, Ephesians 5:15, Hebrews 12:15
yourselves: Heb. your souls
love: Exodus 20:6, Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 8:3, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Jude 1:20, Jude 1:21
Reciprocal: Exodus 23:13 - be circumspect Deuteronomy 4:15 - Take ye Deuteronomy 4:23 - heed 2 Kings 21:8 - only if they Jeremiah 17:21 - Take Hebrews 2:1 - the more
Cross-References
Genesis 23:6
"Sir, you are a great leader among us. You can have the best place we have to bury your dead. You can have any of our burying places that you want. None of us will stop you from burying your wife there."
"Sir, you are a great leader among us. You can have the best place we have to bury your dead. You can have any of our burying places that you want. None of us will stop you from burying your wife there."
Genesis 23:7
Abraham got up and bowed to the people.
Abraham got up and bowed to the people.
Genesis 23:12
Abraham bowed before the Hittites.
Abraham bowed before the Hittites.
Genesis 23:20
Abraham bought the field and the cave in it from the Hittites. So this became his property to be used as a burial place.
Abraham bought the field and the cave in it from the Hittites. So this became his property to be used as a burial place.
Numbers 35:30
"A killer should be put to death as a murderer only if there are witnesses. No one can be put to death if there is only one witness.
"A killer should be put to death as a murderer only if there are witnesses. No one can be put to death if there is only one witness.
Deuteronomy 17:6
But no one should be punished with death if only one witness says that person did that evil thing. But if two or three witnesses say it is true, the person must be killed.
But no one should be punished with death if only one witness says that person did that evil thing. But if two or three witnesses say it is true, the person must be killed.
Deuteronomy 19:15
"If someone is accused of doing something against the law, one witness is not enough to prove that the person is guilty. There must be two or three witnesses to prove that the person really did wrong.
"If someone is accused of doing something against the law, one witness is not enough to prove that the person is guilty. There must be two or three witnesses to prove that the person really did wrong.
Ruth 4:1
Boaz went to the place where people gather near the city gates. He sat there until the close relative he had told Ruth about passed by. Boaz called to him, "Come and sit here, friend."
Boaz went to the place where people gather near the city gates. He sat there until the close relative he had told Ruth about passed by. Boaz called to him, "Come and sit here, friend."
Ruth 4:4
I decided to tell you about this in front of the people living here and in front of the elders of our people. If you want to pay the widow for the land and keep it in the family, then pay her for it. If you don't want to buy the land, tell me, because I am the next one in the family who has the right to buy it. If you don't buy the land from her, I will." Naomi's closest relative said, "I will buy the land from her."
I decided to tell you about this in front of the people living here and in front of the elders of our people. If you want to pay the widow for the land and keep it in the family, then pay her for it. If you don't want to buy the land, tell me, because I am the next one in the family who has the right to buy it. If you don't buy the land from her, I will." Naomi's closest relative said, "I will buy the land from her."
Ruth 4:9
Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves,.... To be upon their guard, and to be watchful, were very necessary to them, that they might not be ensnared by the Canaanites, and drawn aside by them into idolatry, and so apostatize from the Lord and his worship, since their temptations would be many:
that ye love the Lord your God; which would the most strongly influence and engage them to serve and worship the Lord, and obey his commands, and be the best preservative against idolatry and false worship.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 23:11. Take good heed - unto yourselves that ye love the Lord — לנפשתיכם lenaphshotheychem, Take heed TO YOUR SOULS, literally; but נפש nephesh and [Arabic] nefs, both in Hebrew and Arabic, signify the whole self, as well as soul and life; both soul and body must be joined in this work, for it is written, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength.
