Joshua 1:14
in Joshua 1Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;
KJV
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
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This verse in Joshua 1
Commentary
2 notes on this verseYour wives, your little ones - And with these it appears, from Num 32:17, were left behind 70,580 effective men to guard them and their property; only 40,000 having passed over Jordan to assist the nine tribes and half to conquer the land. See Jos 4:13. Armed - חמשים chamushim, by fives; in several lines, five in front, probably the usual method of marching; but it seems to signify arrayed, equipped, accoutred, well-armed, and ready for battle. See the note on Exo 13:18.
This site's exposition
half the tribe of Manasseh
on Joshua 1:12-15
Joshua holds the two and a half tribes to the terms Moses set at Numbers 32:20-22, that they cross armed in front of their brethren and go home only when the land is subdued. Their wives, children and cattle stay east of the river, so these men fight for ground they will never live on. Mighty men of valour occurs here for the first time in Scripture, and it runs on through Joshua and the books of Chronicles as the standard term for fighting strength. Rest is what verse 13 says they already have, and Hebrews 4:8 uses the Greek form of Joshua's name, printed Jesus in the King James, to argue that if he had given the rest no other day would have been spoken of afterward.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
All who are mighty warriors among you shall cross over armed [for battle].
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְשֵׁיכֶ֣ם | nesheikhem | wives your | H802 → | 781 times |
| טַפְּכֶם֮ | tapekhem | little one[s] your | H2945 → | |
| וּמִקְנֵיכֶם֒ | umikneikhem | and livestock your | H4735 → | 76 times |
| יֵשְׁב֕וּ | yeshevu | they will remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בָּאָ֕רֶץ | baaretz | in the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֥ן | natan | he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָכֶ֛ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| בְּעֵ֣בֶר | beever | on [the] other side of | H5676 → | 90 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| וְאַתֶּם֩ | veatem | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| תַּעַבְר֨וּ | taavru | you will pass over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| חֲמֻשִׁ֜ים | chamushim | arrayed for battle | H2571 → | |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם | ʾacheikhem | brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
| כֹּ֚ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י | giborei | [the] mighty [men] of | H1368 → | 158 times |
| הַחַ֔יִל | hachayil | <the> strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
| וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם | vaazartem | and you will help | H5826 → | 81 times |
| אוֹתָֽם׃ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
נְשֵׁיכֶ֣םwives your
nesheikhemH802 →781 times
טַפְּכֶם֮little one[s] your
tapekhemH2945 →
וּמִקְנֵיכֶם֒and livestock your
umikneikhemH4735 →76 times
יֵשְׁב֕וּthey will remain
yeshevuH3427 →1079 times
בָּאָ֕רֶץin the land
baaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֥ןhe gave
natanH5414 →2011 times
לָכֶ֛םto <the> you
lakhem
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
בְּעֵ֣בֶרon [the] other side of
beeverH5676 →90 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
וְאַתֶּם֩and you
veatemH859 →1094 times
תַּעַבְר֨וּyou will pass over
taavruH5674 →556 times
חֲמֻשִׁ֜יםarrayed for battle
chamushimH2571 →
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אֲחֵיכֶ֗םbrothers your
ʾacheikhemH251 →630 times
כֹּ֚לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י[the] mighty [men] of
giboreiH1368 →158 times
הַחַ֔יִל<the> strength
hachayilH2428 →246 times
וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖םand you will help
vaazartemH5826 →81 times
אוֹתָֽם׃<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 17:4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 51:7
Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
- Revelation 18:16
saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
- Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
- Revelation 18:12
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
- Lamentations 1:9
Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!
- Jeremiah 51:7
Through
Deuteronomy 20:8Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”
it leads to
- Judges 7:3
Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.
- Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This…
- Deuteronomy 1:28
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw…
- Judges 7:3
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth.