What Does Joshua 24:18 Mean?

“drave out”

to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce

“And the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“us all the people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“even the Amorites”

an emorite, one of the canaanitish tribes

“which dwelt”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“in the land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“from before”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

we

“therefore will we also serve”

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“And the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

“for he is our God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of