Joshua 23:9

Joshua 23:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)“The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord has driven out from before you great and strong nations; but as for you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day.

Context of Joshua 23:9

7that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them; 8but cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day. For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day. 10One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you. 11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.

Joshua 23:9 word by word

וַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁ יְהוָה֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם גּוֹיִ֖ם גְּדֹלִ֣ים וַעֲצוּמִ֑ים וְאַתֶּ֗ם לֹא־עָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 23:9

• Joshua 23:5And Jehovah your God, he will thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as Jehovah your God spake unto you.
• Joshua 21:43So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
• Deuteronomy 11:23then will Jehovah drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
• Joshua 1:5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
• Joshua 15:14And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Commentaries on Joshua 23:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Examples of strong and powerful enemies included the Anakim, a group of very tall warriors, and the city of Hazor, which was a major military center in northern Canaan (11:10, 21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, as the Lord your God hath promised you, &c.--The actual possessions which God had given were a pledge of the complete fulfilment of His promise in giving them the parts of the country still unconquered. But the accomplishment of the divine promise depended on their inviolable fidelity to God's law--on their keeping resolutely aloof from all familiar intercourse and intimate connections with the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Joshua 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings