God’s Word Translation
Joshua 23:8
8But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been until now.
Joshua 23:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.
- New International Version (NIV)But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have until now.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)but you shall hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day.
Context of Joshua 23:8
6Now you must be very strong to keep and to do everything written in the Book of Moses’ Teachings. Don’t turn away from them. 7Don’t get mixed up with the nations left in your territory. Don’t ever mention the names of their gods or swear an oath to them. Don’t ever serve their gods or bow down to them. But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been until now. 9The Lord has forced important and powerful nations out of your way. Not one person has ever been able to stand up to you. 10One of you used to chase a thousand. That was because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as he had promised you.
Read all of Joshua 23Joshua 23:8 word by word
כִּ֛י אִם־בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 23:8
- Joshua 22:5Carefully follow the commands and teachings that the Lord’s servant Moses gave you. Love the Lord your God, follow his directions, and keep his commands. Be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and soul.”
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you were loyal to the Lord your God and are still alive today.
- Deuteronomy 10:20Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.
- Deuteronomy 11:22Faithfully obey all these commands I’m giving you. Love the Lord your God, follow all his directions, and be loyal to him.
- Deuteronomy 13:4Worship the Lord your God, fear him, obey his commands, listen to what he says, serve him, and be loyal to him.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.
Commentaries on Joshua 23:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8To hold fast or commit to God would weaken the temptation to follow false gods. The same verb describes a man "united to his wife" (Genesis 2:24). It also describes how Ruth "clung" to Naomi (Ruth 1:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, as the Lord your God hath promised you, &c.--The actual possessions which God had given were a pledge of the complete fulfilment of His promise in giving them the parts of the country still unconquered. But the accomplishment of the divine promise depended on their inviolable fidelity to God's law--on their keeping resolutely aloof from all familiar intercourse and intimate connections with the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 23
- 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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