Joshua 22:2

Joshua 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
• New International Version (NIV)and said to them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said to them, "You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said to them: “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.

Context of Joshua 22:2

1Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh. Joshua said, ‘You have done everything that Moses, the Lord's servant, told you to do. You have also obeyed everything that I told you to do. 3You have helped the other tribes for a long time now. You have stayed with them even until today. You have done all the work that the Lord your God gave you to do. 4Now your brothers can live safely in the land, as the Lord promised them. So you can return to your homes on the other side of the Jordan River. Moses, the Lord's servant, gave that land to you.

Joshua 22:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֣ם שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וַתִּשְׁמְע֣וּ בְקוֹלִ֔י לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּ֖יתִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Ye have keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• all that Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• you, and have obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963

Cross-references for Joshua 22:2

• Numbers 32:20Moses said to the men, ‘You must really do as you have said. You must take your weapons and go to fight for the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 3:16As for the tribes of Reuben and Gad, I gave them land from Gilead to the Arnon valley. The middle of the valley was the border of their land. Their land went as far as the Jabbok valley, which is the border of the Ammonites' land.
• Joshua 1:12Joshua said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh,

Commentaries on Joshua 22:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Joshua commended the eastern tribes for their faithful obedience and the fulfillment of their promise to help the rest of Israel settle Canaan (see 1:12–18; Numbers 32:1–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh--The general war of invasion being ended and the enemy being in so dispirited and isolated a condition that each tribe, by its own resources or with the aid of its neighboring tribe, was able to repress any renewed hostilities, the auxiliary Israelites from the eastern side of the Jordan were now discharged from service. Joshua dismissed them with high commendations for…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 22:2

• Gad
• Obedience
• Reubenites

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Ed
• Manasseh
• Rebel
• Altar
• Gad (1)
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Leviticus
• Manasseh (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 22

• 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