^{21 Ref} And the people saith unto Joshua, `No, but Jehovah we do serve.'

^{22 Ref} 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!')

^{23 Ref} and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which `are' in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'

^{24 Ref} And the people say unto Joshua, `Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

^{25 Ref} And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.