and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.
Parallel translations
- WEB and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.
- KJV And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
- NKJV and said to them: “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.
- NASB and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.
- NLT He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you.
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Quick answer
Joshua commends the eastern tribes for obeying both Moses and himself. It honors their faithfulness to their commitments.
Overview
Joshua publicly affirms that these tribes kept their pledge to fight alongside Israel until the land was won. Their obedience to God's commands through Moses and Joshua is held up as praiseworthy. Faithfulness to one's word and to God's calling is commended throughout Scripture as the mark of a true servant.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 1:12–18But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
- Num 32:20–29Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
- Deut 3:16–20and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.
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