Joshua 1 · Verse 13

Joshua 1:13

Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
Joshua 1:13, King James Version

Joshua 1:13 in other translations

BSB“Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’
WEB“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.
ASVRemember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.
YLT‘Remember the word which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God is giving rest to you, and He hath given to you this land;
DARBYRemember the word that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God has given you rest and has given you this land.
BBEKeep in mind what Moses, the servant of the Lord, said to you, The Lord your God is sending you rest and will give you this land.
WebsterRemember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

What does Joshua 1:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 1:10-18

10-18. Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people--These were the Shoterim (see on Ex 5:6; De 20:5).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Remember the word - He puts the Reubenites, etc., in remembrance of the engagements they had made with Moses (See Num 32:20) when he granted them their portion on the east side of Jordan.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 1:10-15

Joshua says to the people, Ye shall pass over Jordan, and shall possess the land; because God had said so to him. We honour the truth of God, when we stagger not at the promise of God. The two tribes and a half were to go over Jordan with their brethren. When God, by his providence, has given us rest, we ought to consider what service we may do to our brethren.

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Joshua 1:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

זָכוֹר֙za.khOrrememberH2142
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872
עֶֽבֶד\־'e.ved-[the] servant ofH5650
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
מֵנִ֣יחַme.Ni.ach[is] giving restH5117
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemto <the> you
וְנָתַ֥ןve.na.Tanand he will giveH5414
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto <the> you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּֽאת\׃ha.Zot<the> thisH2063

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 1:13

  • Numbers 32:20-28

    And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war, And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. …

  • Deuteronomy 3:18-20

    And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you; Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.

  • Joshua 22:1-4

    Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 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: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Remember.
22:1-4; Nu 32:20-28; De 3:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 1:12

    And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

  • Joshua 1:13

    Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

  • Joshua 1:14

    Your 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;

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Joshua 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Acordaos de la palabra que Moisés, siervo de Jehová, os mandó diciendo: Jehová vuestro Dios os ha dado reposo, y os ha dado esta tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Souvenez-vous de la parole que Moïse, serviteur de l’ Éternel, vous a commandée, disant: L’ Éternel, votre Dieu, vous a donné du repos, et vous a donné ce pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gedenket des Wortes, das Mose, der Knecht Jehovas, euch geboten hat, indem er sprach: Jehova, euer Gott, schafft euch Ruhe und gibt euch dieses Land.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mementote sermonis, quem præcepit vobis Moyses famulus Domini, dicens: Dominus Deus vester dedit vobis requiem, et omnem terram.