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The sons of Joseph spoke as follows to Joshua, 'Why have you given me only one share, only one portion, as heritage, when I am a numerous people, since Yahweh has so blessed me?' (Joshua 17, 14)
Joshua replied, 'If your people are so many, go up to the wooded area and clear space for yourselves in the area belonging to the Perizzites and Rephaim, since the highlands of Ephraim are too small for you.' (Joshua 17, 15)
Joshua said to the House of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, 'You are a numerous people and your strength is great; you will not only have one share, (Joshua 17, 17)
Joshua then said to all the people: 'Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this, "From time immemorial, your ancestors, Terah, father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River, and served other gods. (Joshua 24, 2)
The people replied, 'Far be it from us to desert Yahweh and to serve other gods! (Joshua 24, 16)
Joshua then said to the people, 'You will not be able to serve Yahweh, since he is a holy God, he is a jealous God who will not tolerate either your misdeeds or your sins. (Joshua 24, 19)
The people replied to Joshua, 'No! Yahweh is the one we mean to serve.' (Joshua 24, 21)
Joshua then said to the people, 'You are witnesses to yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh, to serve him.' They replied, 'Witnesses we are!' (Joshua 24, 22)
The people replied to Joshua, 'Yahweh our God is the one whom we shall serve; his voice we shall obey!' (Joshua 24, 24)
That day Joshua made a covenant for the people; he laid down a statute and ordinance for them at Shechem. (Joshua 24, 25)
Joshua then said to all the people, 'Look, this stone will be a witness to us, since it has heard all the words that Yahweh has spoken to us: it will be a witness against you, in case you should deny your God.' (Joshua 24, 27)
Joshua then dismissed the people, every one to his own heritage. (Joshua 24, 28)