Berean Standard Bible
Joshua 1
(Deuteronomy 11:8–17)
1Nowוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֥וֹתMotH4194of Hisיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872’assistantמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
2“Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872My servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650is deadמֵ֑תMetH4191.Now thereforeוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258ariseק֨וּםkumH6965,youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605these peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, andcross overעֲבֹ֜ר'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383הַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088הַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414tothe childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3I have given youנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the soleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of your footרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272will treadתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I promisedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
4Your territoryגְּבוּלְכֶֽם׃ge.vu.le.KhemH1366shall extendיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961from the wildernessמֵהַמִּדְבָּר֩me.ha.mid.BarH4057and Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֨וֹן הַזֶּ֜הve.ha.le.va.Non ha.ZehH3844H2088toוְֽעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Riverהַנָּהָ֧רha.na.HarH5104Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578נְהַר־ne.har-H5104—allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּ֔יםha.chi.TimH2850—and westמְב֣וֹא הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁme.Vo' ha.Sha.meshH3996H8121as far asוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220.
5Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376shall standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320against youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416.Asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834I wasהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,so will I beאֶהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973;I will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808leave youאַרְפְּךָ֖'ar.pe.KhaH7503norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsake youאֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.
6Be strongחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָ֑ץve.'e.MatzH553,forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859shall give these people the inheritanceתַּנְחִיל֙tan.ChilH5157אֶת־'et-H853הָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971הַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853of the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1I would giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.
7Above allרַק֩rakH7535,be strongחֲזַ֨קcha.ZakH2388and veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966courageousוֶֽאֱמַ֜ץve.'e.MatzH553.Be carefulלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to observeלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the lawהַתּוֹרָ֗הha.to.RahH8451thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872commanded youצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680.Do notאַל־'al-H408turnתָּס֥וּרta.SurH5493fromמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480it to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may prosperתַּשְׂכִּ֔ילtas.KilH7919whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605H834you goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃te.LekhH1980.
8Thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088Bookסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֨הha.to.RahH8451must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departיָמ֡וּשׁya.MushH4185from your mouthמִפִּ֗יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310;meditateוְהָגִ֤יתָve.ha.Gi.taH1897on itdayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616you may be carefulתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213everythingכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605writtenהַכָּת֖וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in it.Forכִּי־ki-H3588thenאָ֛ז'azH227you will prosperתַּצְלִ֥יחַtatz.Li.achH6743אֶת־'et-H853and succeedתַּשְׂכִּֽיל׃tas.KilH7919in all you doדְּרָכֶ֖ךָ וְאָ֥זde.ra.Khe.kha ve.'AzH1870H227.
9Have I notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808commanded youצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680to be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָ֔ץve.'e.MatzH553?Do notאַֽל־'al-H408be afraidתַּעֲרֹ֖ץ וְאַל־ta.'a.Rotz ve.'al-H6206H408;do not be discouragedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is withעִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH5973you whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃ פte.LekhH1980.”
Joshua Takes Charge
11“Goעִבְר֣וּ׀'iv.RuH5674throughבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and tellוְצַוּ֤וּve.tza.VuH6680אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.'Am le.MorH5971H559, ‘Prepareהָכִ֥ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559yourprovisionsצֵידָ֑הtzei.DahH6720,forכִּ֞יkiH3588withinבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859will crossעֹֽבְרִים֙'oe.RimH5674אֶת־'et-H853theהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383to go inלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935and take possession ofלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youto possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423.’”
13“Rememberזָכוֹר֙za.khOrH2142אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853when he saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will give you restמֵנִ֣יחַme.Ni.achH5117,and He will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414youאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.’
14Your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֣םne.shei.KhemH802,your young childrenטַפְּכֶם֮ta.pe.KhemH2945,and your livestockוּמִקְנֵיכֶם֒u.mik.nei.KhemH4735may remainיֵשְׁב֕וּye.she.VuH3427in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414youon this sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְאַתֶּם֩hai.yar.Den ve.'a.TemH3383H859.But allכֹּ֚לkolH3605your mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valorהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428must be armed for battleחֲמֻשִׁ֜יםcha.mu.ShimH2571to cross overתַּעַבְר֨וּta.'av.RuH5674ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251and help themוַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.zar.TemH5826אוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853,
15untilעַ֠ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068gives them restיָנִ֨יחַ לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם֮ya.Ni.ach la.'a.chei.KhemH5117H251as He has done for you,andהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992your brothersאֶת־'et-H853alsoגַם־gam-H1571possessוְיָרְשׁ֣וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414them.Then you may returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֞םve.shav.TemH7725to the landלְאֶ֤רֶץle.'E.retzH776of your inheritanceיְרֻשַּׁתְכֶם֙ye.ru.shat.KhemH3425and take possession ofוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853that whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414youon the eastמִזְרַ֥ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃miz.Rach ha.Sha.meshH4217H8121sideבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.”
16So they answeredוַֽיַּעֲנ֔וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030אֶת־'et-H853Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑רye.ho.Shu.a' le.MorH3091H559אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834, “Everythingכֹּ֤לkolH3605you have commanded usצִוִּיתָ֙נוּ֙tzi.vi.Ta.nuH6680we will doנַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213,and everywhereוְאֶֽל־ כָּל־ve.'el- kol-H413H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you send usתִּשְׁלָחֵ֖נוּtish.la.Che.nuH7971we will goנֵלֵֽךְ׃ne.LekhH1980.
17Just asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we obeyedשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ אֶל־ רַ֠קsha.Ma'.nu 'el- rakH8085H413H7535Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֖ןmo.Sheh kenH4872H3651in all thingsכְּכֹ֤לke.KholH3605,so we will obey youנִשְׁמַ֣ע אֵלֶ֑יךָnish.Ma' 'e.Lei.khaH8085H413.And may the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430beיִֽהְיֶ֞הyih.YehH1961with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
18Anyoneכָּל־ אִ֞ישׁkol- 'ishH3605H376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rebelsיַמְרֶ֣הyam.RehH4784אֶת־'et-H853against your orderפִּ֗יךָPi.khaH6310and does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyיִשְׁמַ֧עyish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853your wordsדְּבָרֶ֛יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you command himתְּצַוֶּ֖נּוּte.tzav.Ve.nuH6680,will be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191.Above allרַ֖קrakH7535,be strongחֲזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָֽץ׃ פve.'e.MatzH553!”
Commentaries on Joshua 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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