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Joshua 1:16

Joshua
Obedience

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;

15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.

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BSB
So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
KJV
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
WEB
They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
ASV
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou hast commanded us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us we will go.
DARBY
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou hast commanded us will we do, and whither thou shalt send us will we go.
BLB
And they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us, we will do, and to every [place] where you send us, we will go.
ÅB
Da svarte de Josva og sa: Alt det du har befalt oss, vil vi gjøre, og hvor du sender oss, vil vi gå.
OTB
De svarte Josva: "Vi vil gjøre alt du har befalt oss, og vi vil gå hvor du enn sender oss.
B1930
Da svarte de Josva og sa: Alt det du har befalt oss, vil vi gjøre, og hvor du sender oss, vil vi gå.

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Cross references

  • Titus 3:1

    Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

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  • Deuteronomy 5:27

    Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

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  • 1 Peter 2:13–15

    Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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  • Romans 13:1–5

    Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

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  • Numbers 32:25

    And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.

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