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

7So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them. 8Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you. 10One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised. 11Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD 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

• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has driven outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and powerfulעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• and powerfulאַתֶּם'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.p.)H859
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• before youפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• can standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Cross-references for Joshua 23:9

• Joshua 23:5The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
• Joshua 21:43Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
• Deuteronomy 11:23then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
• Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• Joshua 15:14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, 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