Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
BSB
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ASV
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
KJV
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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Commentary
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יָמ֡וּשׁ | ya.Mush | it will depart | H4185 → |
| סֵפֶר֩ | se.Fer | [the] book of | H5612 → |
| הַתּוֹרָ֨ה | ha.to.Rah | the law | H8451 → |
| הַזֶּ֜ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| מִפִּ֗יךָ | mi.Pi.kha | from mouth your | H6310 → |
| וְהָגִ֤יתָ | ve.ha.Gi.ta | and you will meditate | H1897 → |
| בּוֹ֙ | bo | on <the> it | |
| יוֹמָ֣ם | yo.Mam | by day | H3119 → |
| וָלַ֔יְלָה | va.Lay.lah | and night | H3915 → |
| לְמַ֙עַן֙ | le.Ma.'an | so that | H4616 → |
| תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר | tish.Mor | you may take care | H8104 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
| כְּכָל־ | ke.khol- | according to every | H3605 → |
| הַכָּת֖וּב | ha.ka.Tuv | <the> [thing] written | H3789 → |
| בּ֑וֹ | bo | in <the> it | |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| אָ֛ז | 'az | then | H227 → |
| תַּצְלִ֥יחַ | tatz.Li.ach | you will make successful | H6743 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דְּרָכֶ֖ךָ | de.ra.Khe.kha | ways your | H1870 → |
| וְאָ֥ז | ve.'Az | and then | H227 → |
| תַּשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | tas.Kil | you will be successful | H7919 → |
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