God’s Word Translation
Joshua 1:3
3I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses.
Joshua 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
- New International Version (NIV)I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.
Context of Joshua 1:3
1After the death of the Lord’s servant Moses, the Lord said to Moses’ assistant Joshua, son of Nun, 2“My servant Moses is dead. Now you and all these people must cross the Jordan River into the land that I am going to give the people of Israel. I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses. 4Your borders will be the desert ⌞on the south⌟, nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) ⌞on the north⌟, and the Mediterranean Sea on the west. 5No one will be able to oppose you successfully as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will never neglect you or abandon you.
Read all of Joshua 1Joshua 1:3 word by word
כָּל־מָק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ כַּֽף־רַגְלְכֶ֛ם בּ֖וֹ לָכֶ֣ם נְתַתִּ֑יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Every placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- that the soleכַּףkaph · palm: soleH3709
- of your footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- shall tread uponדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
- that have I givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- unto you, as I saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
- unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
Cross-references for Joshua 1:3
- Joshua 14:9On that day Moses swore this oath: ‘The land your feet walked on will be a permanent inheritance for you and your descendants because you were completely loyal to the Lord my God.’
- Deuteronomy 11:24I will give you every place on which you set foot. Your borders will be from the desert to Lebanon, from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
Commentaries on Joshua 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The sole of your foot shalt tread upon - That is, the whole land occupied by the seven Canaanitish nations, and as far as the Euphrates on the east; for this was certainly the utmost of the grant now made to them; and all that was included in what is termed the promised land, the boundaries of which have already been defined. See Deuteronomy 34:1-4, and see Joshua 1:4; (note) below. It has been supposed that the words, Every place that the sole of your…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The death of Moses did not end God’s presence with or guidance of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-92-9. now therefore arise, go over this Jordan--Joshua's mission was that of a military leader. This passage records his call to begin the work, and the address contains a literal repetition of the promise made to Moses (De 11:24, 25; 31:6-8, 23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 1
- 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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