Joshua 1:12
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
- KJV
- And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
- WEB
- Joshua spoke to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, saying,
- ASV
- And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
- DARBY
- And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to half the tribe of Manasseh spoke Joshua, saying,
- BLB
- And to the Reubenite, and the Gadite, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying,
- ÅB
- Og til rubenittene og gadittene og den halve Manasse stamme sa Josva:
- OTB
- Josva talte til rubenittene, gadittene og halve Manasses stamme,
- B1930
- Og til rubenittene og gadittene og den halve Manasse stamme sa Josva:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 32:20–22
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
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