Joshua 22:4
in Joshua 22And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.
KJV
And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan.
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This verse in Joshua 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the LORD your God has given your brothers rest
on Joshua 22:4-5
Rest is the word the book has moved toward, promised at Deuteronomy 12:9-10, offered these tribes at 1:13-15 and given at 21:44. Hebrews 4:8 takes it up, where the King James spells Joshua's name as Jesus: had he given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day. Verse 5 stacks five verbs, love, walk, keep, hold fast and serve, from Deuteronomy 6:5, 10:12 and 11:22.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
After these things Jesus [Joshua] assembles the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who had served as soldiers with him to overcome the foes of the Israelites, and he dismisses them to go to their inheritance with certain gifts given to them, as it is written.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Tho' their affections to their families could not but make them very desirous to return, yet like good soldiers, they would not move 'till they had orders from their general. So, tho' we desire to be at home with Christ ever so much, yet we must stay here till our warfare is accomplished, wait for a due discharge, and not anticipate the time of our removal.
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The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֗ה | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| הֵנִ֨יחַ | heniach | he has given rest | H5117 → | 142 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ | ʾeloheikhem | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לַֽאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם | laacheikhem | to countrymen your | H251 → | 630 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֣ר | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| לָהֶ֑ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| וְעַתָּ֡ה | veatah | and therefore | H6258 → | 433 times |
| פְּנוּ֩ | penu | turn | H6437 → | 135 times |
| וּלְכ֨וּ | ulekhu | and go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| לָכֶ֜ם | lakhem | for <the> yourselves | ||
| לְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗ם | leoholeikhem | to tents your | H168 → | 345 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶ֙רֶץ֙ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֔ם | ʾachuzatkhem | possession your | H272 → | 66 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֣ן | natan | he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָכֶ֗ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עֶ֣בֶד | ʾeved | [the] servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּעֵ֖בֶר | beever | on [the] other side of | H5676 → | 90 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
וְעַתָּ֗הand now
veatahH6258 →433 times
הֵנִ֨יחַhe has given rest
heniachH5117 →142 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙God your
ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times
לַֽאֲחֵיכֶ֔םto countrymen your
laacheikhemH251 →630 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֣רhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
לָהֶ֑םto <the> them
lahem
וְעַתָּ֡הand therefore
veatahH6258 →433 times
פְּנוּ֩turn
penuH6437 →135 times
וּלְכ֨וּand go
ulekhuH1980 →1546 times
לָכֶ֜םfor <the> yourselves
lakhem
לְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗םto tents your
leoholeikhemH168 →345 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֶ֙רֶץ֙[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֔םpossession your
ʾachuzatkhemH272 →66 times
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֣ןhe gave
natanH5414 →2011 times
לָכֶ֗םto <the> you
lakhem
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עֶ֣בֶד[the] servant of
ʾevedH5650 →799 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּעֵ֖בֶרon [the] other side of
beeverH5676 →90 times
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 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
Joshua 13:8The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had…
it leads to
- Joshua 12:6
Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 4:12
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
- Deuteronomy 3:12–17
So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with…
- Numbers 32:33–42
So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the…
- Joshua 12:6
Through
Numbers 32:18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
it leads to
- Joshua 22:1–5
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
- Joshua 22:1–5
Through
Deuteronomy 3:20until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then…
it leads to
- Joshua 22:8
saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”
- Joshua 22:8
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 26.2.
