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Joshua 18:3

So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

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ASV

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, hath given you?

KJV

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
אָ֙נָה֙'a.nahwhen?H575 →
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Tem[will] youH859 →
מִתְרַפִּ֔יםmit.ra.Pim[be] showing yourself slackH7503 →
לָבוֹא֙la.Vo'to goH935 →
לָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetto take possession ofH3423 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834 →
נָתַ֣ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414 →
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemto <the> you
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.Khemancestors yourH1 →

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Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.Judges 18:9They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.Matthew 20:6About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.Philippians 3:13–14Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,Zephaniah 3:16On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.2 Peter 1:10–11Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”Proverbs 2:2–6if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.Joshua 18:4Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me

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The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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