Joshua 24:3

Joshua 24:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
• New International Version (NIV)But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But I took your ancestor Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him into the land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants through his son Isaac.

Context of Joshua 24:3

1Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River in old times; and they served other gods. Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. 4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. 5Also I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to what I did among them. Afterward I brought you out.

Joshua 24:3 word by word

וָ֠אֶקַּח אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֤ם אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֔ר וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אוֹת֖וֹ בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וָאַרְבֶּה֙ אֶת־זַרְע֔וֹ וָֽאֶתֶּן־ל֖וֹ אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• your fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• from the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• of the floodנָהָרnâhâr · RiverH5104
• and ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• him throughout all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• and multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• his seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• and gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327

Cross-references for Joshua 24:3

• Genesis 12:1Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.
• Nehemiah 9:7“You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham;
• Acts 7:2And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
• Genesis 21:2For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Commentaries on Joshua 24:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Abraham lived at Haran in Mesopotamia beyond the Euphrates with his father Terah (Genesis 11:31–32). God led him through … Canaan: See Genesis 12:1–9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan--It was an irresistible impulse of divine grace which led the patriarch to leave his country and relatives, to migrate to Canaan, and live a "stranger and pilgrim" in that land.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 24:3

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Canaan
• Isaac
• Flood
• Joshua
• Serve
• Shechem
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Jacob (1)

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