Joshua 3:9

What does Joshua 3:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 3:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Joshua saith unto the sons of Israel, `Come nigh hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Joshua said to the children of Israel: Come hither, and hear the word of the Lord your God.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah yourGod.

Context

v.8And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan.

v.9This passage

v.10And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 12:8

    Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;

  • Deuteronomy 4:1

    And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you.

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