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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Joshua 24:3

1Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God. 2Joshua said to the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods. 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. 4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. 5“Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I brought terrible plagues on Egypt; and afterward I brought you out as a free people.

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 12:1The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.
• Nehemiah 9:7“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.
• Acts 7:2This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.
• Genesis 21:2She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.
• Psalms 127:3Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.

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
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Abraham, Abram
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Flood
• Joshua
• Serve
• Shechem

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