Joshua 1:17

Joshua 1:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. Only may the Lord your God be with you, as he was with Moses!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses.
• New Living Translation (NLT)We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses.

Context of Joshua 1:17

15until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.” 16Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!”

Joshua 1:17 word by word

כְּכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֖ן נִשְׁמַ֣ע אֵלֶ֑יךָ רַ֠ק יִֽהְיֶ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־מֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• According as we hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• unto thee: only the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Joshua 1:17

• Joshua 1:5No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• 1 Samuel 20:13But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father.
• 1 Kings 1:37As the Lord was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!”
• 1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
• Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
• Psalms 118:25Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!
• Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
• 1 Timothy 2:1I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—

Commentaries on Joshua 1:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Only the Lord thy God be with thee - Provided God be with thee, as he was with Moses, we will implicitly obey thee. The words however may mean no more than an earnest prayer for Joshua's prosperity: May God be with thee, as he was with Moses!Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 The people of Israel engage to obey Joshua; All that thou commandest us to do we will readily do, without murmuring or disputing, and whithersoever thou sendest us we will go. The best we can ask of God for our magistrates, is, that they may have the presence of God; that will make them blessings to us, so that in seeking this for them, we consult our own interest. May we be enabled to enlist under the banner of the Captain of our salvation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Israel often did not obey Moses. However, the tribes living east of the Jordan River crossed with the rest of Israel. They did not return to their land and homes until Joshua dismissed them (22:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1810-18. Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people--These were the Shoterim (see on Ex 5:6; De 20:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 1:17

• Citizens
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In the dictionaries

• God
• Moses
• Courageous
• Joshua, Book of

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