English Standard Version
Joshua 22:2
2and 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you.
Context of Joshua 22:2
1At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 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. 3You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God. 4And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them. Therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
Read all of Joshua 22Joshua 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 32:20So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war,
- Deuteronomy 3:16and to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the Valley of the Arnon, with the middle of the valley as a border, as far over as the river Jabbok, the border of the Ammonites;
- Joshua 1:12And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
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
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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
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