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Joshua 24:17

in Joshua 24

For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

KJV

For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

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This verse in Joshua 24

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

The people replied

on Joshua 24:16-18

The people answer with an accurate recital: "the house of slavery" is the phrase of Exodus 20:2, the great signs are the plagues, and the protection on the way is the wilderness. Nothing in it is wrong, which makes Joshua's answer in verse 19 hard to read. Judges 2:7 says they served the Lord all Joshua's days, and Judges 2:10 says the next generation did not know him.

This site's exposition

brought us and our fathers

Us and our fathers puts the speakers inside the Exodus, as Joshua had put them at verse 7. Deuteronomy 26:8 gave every Israelite bringing firstfruits the same confession, the LORD brought us out of Egypt. The people answer in the words Moses taught.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Thus they repeat to themselves Joshua's sermon, and then express their sincere compliance with the intentions of it. Secondly, Of the relation they stood in to God, and his covenant with them: "We will serve the Lord (

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For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers, out of the land of Egypt,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth--After having enumerated so many grounds for national gratitude, Joshua calls on them to declare, in a public and solemn manner, whether they will be faithful and obedient to the God of Israel.

The words behind it

30 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • כִּ֚יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • יְהוָ֣הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod our

    ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times

  • הוּא֩he

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • הַמַּעֲלֶ֨ה[is] the [one who] brought up

    hamaalehH5927 →890 times

  • אֹתָ֧נוּ<obj.> us

    ʾotanuH853 →10935 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • אֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּfathers our

    ʾavoteinuH1 →1212 times

  • מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom [the] land of

    meeretzH776 →2504 times

  • מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

  • מִבֵּ֣יתfrom a house of

    mibeitH1004 →2046 times

  • עֲבָדִ֑יםslaves

    ʾavadimH5650 →799 times

  • וַאֲשֶׁ֧רand [the one] who

    vaasherH834 →5497 times

  • עָשָׂ֣הhe did

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

  • לְעֵינֵ֗ינוּto eyes our

    leeineinuH5869 →887 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָאֹת֤וֹתthe signs

    haototH226 →80 times

  • הַגְּדֹלוֹת֙<the> great

    hagedolotH1419 →526 times

  • הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> these

    haelehH428 →746 times

  • וַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּand he kept us

    vaiyishmerenuH8104 →468 times

  • בְּכָל־in all

    bekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the way

    haderekhH1870 →707 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הָלַ֣כְנוּwe went

    halakhnuH1980 →1546 times

  • בָ֔הּin <the> it

    vah

  • וּבְכֹל֙and among all

    uvekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָֽעַמִּ֔יםthe peoples

    haamimH5971 →1873 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עָבַ֖רְנוּwe passed

    ʾavarnuH5674 →556 times

  • בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃in midst their

    bekirbamH7130 →227 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 13:3So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.13 worksExodus 19:4‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.4 worksJeremiah 34:13“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying:4 worksIsaiah 63:7–14I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.3 worksGenesis 15:14But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.3 worksAmos 2:9–10Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.2 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 46:4Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.2 worksDeuteronomy 32:11–12As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.2 worksJoshua 24:5–14Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Isaiah 46:4

    Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 71:18

      Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

    • Psalms 48:14

      For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

    • Psalms 92:14

      In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

    • Hebrews 13:8

      Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

    • James 1:17

      Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

  • Through

    Exodus 19:4

    ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 32:11–12

      As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.

    • Isaiah 63:9

      In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days…

    • Isaiah 40:31

      But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Where this verse is studied

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About Joshua

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 24 →

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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