After 40 years in the desert, Joshua, the successor of Moses, set a choice before the Israelites: “Now if it is bad in your eyes to serve Jehovah, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve, whether the gods that your forefathers who were on the other side of the River served or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are dwelling.
Pärast 40 - aastast kõrberännakut seadis Moosese järelkäija Joosua iisraellased valiku ette: „Kui teie silmis on halb teenida Jehoovat, siis valige endile täna, keda te tahate teenida: kas neid jumalaid, keda teie vanemad teenisid teispool jõge, või emorlaste jumalaid, kelle maal te elate?