Joshua 24:3

Joshua 24:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
• New International Version (NIV)But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.

Context of Joshua 24:3

1Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem and summoned Israel’s elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God. 2Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. But I took your father Abraham from the region beyond the Euphrates River, led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac, 4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau as a possession. “‘Jacob and his sons, however, went down to Egypt. 5I sent Moses and Aaron, and I defeated Egypt by what I did within it, and afterward I brought you out.

Joshua 24:3 word by word

וָ֠אֶקַּח אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֤ם אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֔ר וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אוֹת֖וֹ בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וָאַרְבֶּה֙ אֶת־זַרְע֔וֹ וָֽאֶתֶּן־ל֖וֹ אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• your fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• from the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• of the floodנָהָרnâhâr · RiverH5104
• and ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• him throughout all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• and multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• his seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• and gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327

Cross-references for Joshua 24:3

• Genesis 12:1The Lord said to Abram: Go from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
• Nehemiah 9:7You, the Lord, are the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and changed his name to Abraham.
• Acts 7:2“Brothers and fathers,” he replied, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
• Genesis 21:2Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him.
• Psalms 127:3Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, offspring, a reward.

Commentaries on Joshua 24:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Abraham lived at Haran in Mesopotamia beyond the Euphrates with his father Terah (Genesis 11:31–32). God led him through … Canaan: See Genesis 12:1–9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan--It was an irresistible impulse of divine grace which led the patriarch to leave his country and relatives, to migrate to Canaan, and live a "stranger and pilgrim" in that land.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 24:3

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Canaan
• Isaac
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Abraham, Abram
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Flood
• Joshua
• Serve
• Shechem

Commentaries on Joshua 24

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings