New American Standard Bible 2020
Joshua 23:8
8But you are to cling to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day.
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
6Be very determined, then, to keep and do everything that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you will not turn aside from it to the right or to the left, 7so that you will not associate with these nations, these which remain with you, or mention the name of their gods, or make anyone swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them. But you are to cling to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. 9For the Lord has driven out great and mighty nations from before you; and as for you, no one has stood against you to this day. 10One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you.
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כִּ֛י אִם־בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Joshua 23:8
- Joshua 22:5Only be very careful to follow the commandment and the Law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways, and keep His commandments and cling to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you who clung to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
- Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
- Deuteronomy 11:22For if you are careful to keep all of this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and cling to Him,
- Deuteronomy 13:4You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.
- Acts 11:23Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true 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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