God’s Word Translation
Joshua 24:8
8“After that I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived on the east side of the Jordan River. They fought you. However, I handed them over to you. So you took their land, and I destroyed them in front of you.
Joshua 24:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you.
Context of Joshua 24:8
6When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, you came to the sea. The Egyptians with their chariots and horsemen chased your ancestors to the Red Sea. 7When your ancestors cried out to the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians. He made the sea flow back and cover them. You saw for yourselves what I did to Egypt. Then you lived in the desert for a long time. “After that I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived on the east side of the Jordan River. They fought you. However, I handed them over to you. So you took their land, and I destroyed them in front of you. 9Then Balak, son of King Zippor of Moab, fought Israel. He summoned Balaam, son of Beor, to curse you. 10But I refused to listen to Balaam. All he could do was bless you. So I saved you from his power.
Read all of Joshua 24Joshua 24:8 word by word
וָאָבִ֣יא אֶתְכֶ֗ם אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁב֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ אִתְּכֶ֑ם וָאֶתֵּ֨ן אוֹתָ֤ם בְּיֶדְכֶם֙ וַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖ם מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- you into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- which dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- on the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- and they foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- with you: and I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- them into your handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- that ye might possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- and I destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
- them from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
Cross-references for Joshua 24:8
- Joshua 13:10It included all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites up to the border of Ammon. Sihon’s capital was Heshbon.
- Numbers 21:21Then Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites,
- Deuteronomy 2:32Sihon and all his troops came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.
- Deuteronomy 3:1Next we turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came to fight us at Edrei.
- Nehemiah 9:22You gave kingdoms and nations to the Israelites and assigned them their boundaries. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of King Og of Bashan.
- Psalms 135:10He is the one who defeated many nations and killed mighty kings:
- Psalms 136:17Give thanks to the one who defeated powerful kings— because his mercy endures forever.
Commentaries on Joshua 24:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Amorites … their land: See Numbers 21:21–35.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-132. Joshua said unto all the people--His address briefly recapitulated the principal proofs of the divine goodness to Israel from the call of Abraham to their happy establishment in the land of promise; it showed them that they were indebted for their national existence as well as their peculiar privileges, not to any merits of their own, but to the free grace of God. Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood--The Euphrates, namely, at Ur. Terah…Read the comment
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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
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