Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now. New Living Translation Rather, cling tightly to the LORD your God as you have done until now. English Standard Version but you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day. Berean Standard Bible Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. King James Bible But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. New King James Version but you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. New American Standard Bible But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. NASB 1995 “But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. NASB 1977 “But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. Legacy Standard Bible But you are to cling to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day. Amplified Bible But you are to cling to the LORD your God, just as you have done to this day. Christian Standard Bible Instead, be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this day. Holman Christian Standard Bible Instead, remain faithful to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.” American Standard Version but cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But cling to LORD JEHOVAH your God, just as you have done until today Brenton Septuagint Translation But ye shall cleave to the Lord our God, as ye have done until this day. Contemporary English Version Be as faithful to the LORD as you have always been. Douay-Rheims Bible But cleave ye unto the Lord your God: as you have done until this day. English Revised Version but cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been until now. Good News Translation Instead, be faithful to the LORD, as you have been till now. International Standard Version Instead, you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done today, JPS Tanakh 1917 but cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day; Literal Standard Version but you cleave to your God YHWH, as you have done until this day. Majority Standard Bible Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. New American Bible but you must hold fast to the LORD, your God, as you have done up to this day. NET Bible But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this very day. New Revised Standard Version but hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. New Heart English Bible but hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. Webster's Bible Translation But cleave to the LORD your God, as ye have done to this day. World English Bible but hold fast to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day. Young's Literal Translation but to Jehovah your God ye do cleave, as ye have done till this day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joshua's Charge to Leaders…7So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them. 8Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. 9The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.… Cross References Joshua 23:7 So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them. Joshua 23:9 The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you. 2 Kings 18:6 He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses. Treasury of Scripture But hold to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. or, For if ye will cleave, etc. Joshua 22:5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. Deuteronomy 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. Jump to Previous Cleave Cling Hold True.Jump to Next Cleave Cling Hold True.Joshua 23 1. Joshua's exhortation before his death3. by former benefits 5. by promises 11. and by threatenings Verse 8. - But cleave unto the Lord your God. Or, ye shall cleave unto Jehovah your God. The phrase denotes the intimate union between God and the soul (see above, and Genesis 2:24). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Instead,כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you shall hold fast תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ (tiḏ·bā·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to the LORD בַּיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have done עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that day. הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links Joshua 23:8 NIVJoshua 23:8 NLT Joshua 23:8 ESV Joshua 23:8 NASB Joshua 23:8 KJV Joshua 23:8 BibleApps.com Joshua 23:8 Biblia Paralela Joshua 23:8 Chinese Bible Joshua 23:8 French Bible Joshua 23:8 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 23:8 But hold fast to Yahweh your God (Josh. 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