Joshua 22:5
3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
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.
6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
- ASV
- Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah 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.
- DARBY
- Only, take great heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah 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.
- BLB
- Only greatly take heed to do the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of YHWH commanded you⁺, to love YHWH your⁺ God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your⁺ heart and with all your⁺ soul.”
- ÅB
- Men gi nøye akt på å holde det bud og den lov Moses, Herrens tjener, gav dere, å elske Herren deres Gud og å vandre på alle hans veier og holde hans bud og holde fast ved ham og tjene ham av alt deres hjerte og av all deres sjel.
- OTB
- Vær svært nøye med å holde budet og loven som Moses, Herrens tjener, ga dere: å elske Herren deres Gud, å vandre på alle Hans veier, å holde Hans bud, å holde fast ved Ham, og å tjene Ham av hele deres hjerte og av hele deres sjel."
- B1930
- Men gi nøie akt på å holde det bud og den lov Moses, Herrens tjener, gav eder, å elske Herren eders Gud og å vandre på alle hans veier og holde hans bud og holde fast ved ham og tjene ham av alt eders hjerte og av all eders sjel.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Read in contextExodus 20:6
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Read in contextRomans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Read in contextExodus 15:26
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:22
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
Read in contextJohn 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Read in contextMatthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Read in contextJoshua 24:14–15
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
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