Joshua 23:3

Joshua 23:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.
• New International Version (NIV)You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the Lord your God is He who has fought for you.

Context of Joshua 23:3

1Now it came about after many days, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua was old, advanced in years, 2that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, their heads, their judges, and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the Lord your God is He who has been fighting for you. 4See, I have apportioned to you these nations which remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have eliminated, from the Jordan even to the Great Sea toward the west. 5And the Lord your God, He will thrust them away from you and drive them from you; and you will take possession of their land, just as the Lord your God promised you.

Joshua 23:3 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֗ם אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם לְכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֖וּא הַנִּלְחָ֥ם לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And you have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• has doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• is He who has been fightingלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for Joshua 23:3

• Deuteronomy 4:9“Only be careful for yourself and watch over your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.
• Psalms 44:1God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us The work that You did in their days, In the days of old.
• Malachi 1:5And your eyes will see this, and you will say, “The Lord be exalted beyond the border of Israel!”
• Joshua 10:14There was no day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.
• Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you, while you keep silent.”
• Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God is the One who is going with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’
• Psalms 44:3For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them.

Commentaries on Joshua 23:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you - There is much both of piety and modesty in this address. It was natural for the Israelites to look on their veteran, worn-out general, who had led them on from conquest to conquest, with profound respect; and to be ready to say, "Had we not had such a commander, we had never got possession of this good land." Joshua corrects this opinion, and shows them that all their enemies had been defeated…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The leaders of Israel witnessed God's actions for them and against their enemies. During the lives of these leaders who lived longer than Joshua, Israel remained faithful to God (Judges 2:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you--The modesty and humility of Joshua are remarkably displayed at the commencement of this address. Dismissing all thoughts of his personal services, he ascribed the subjugation and occupation of Canaan entirely to the favoring presence and aid of God; and in doing so, he spoke not more piously than truly. This had been promised (De 1:30; 3:22); and the reality of 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