Joshua 1:14
What does Joshua 1:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 1:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Joshua 1:14 means
Joshua clarifies the specific roles for the trans-Jordanian tribes. Their families, including wives, children, and livestock, are to remain in the land Moses allotted them east of the Jordan. However, their mighty men of valor are to cross the Jordan "armed" and lead the way in assisting the other tribes in their conquest. This arrangement ensures the security of their settled families while mobilizing their strongest warriors for the broader national mission, demonstrating a balance of tribal and national responsibility.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Your 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
King James Version · 1611Your 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;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Your 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;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle will be kept here in the land which Moses gave you on this side of Jordan; but you, the fighting-men, are to go over before your brothers, armed, to give them help;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses hath given to you beyond the Jordan, and ye--ye pass over by fifties, before your brethren, all the mighty ones of valour, and have helped them,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Your wives, and children; and cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan: but pass you over armed before your brethren all of you that are strong of hand, and fight for them,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall abide in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, but ye, all the valiant men, shall go over in array before your brethren and help them,
Context
After reminding the eastern tribes of their promise to Moses in verse 13, Joshua now spells out the practical implications of that agreement. This verse details the logistical arrangements for their families and clarifies the active military role their men are to play, thereby explaining their specific part in the upcoming invasion.
v.13Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.
v.14This passage
v.15until Jehovah have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 13:18
but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 20:8
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart melt as his heart.
- Revelation 17:4
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,
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