Joshua 1 · Verse 3

Joshua 1:3

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
Joshua 1:3, King James Version

Joshua 1:3 in other translations

BSBI have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
WEBI have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses.
ASVEvery place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto Moses.
YLT‘Every place on which the sole of your foot treadeth, to you I have given it, as I have spoken unto Moses.
DARBYEvery place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread have I given to you, as I said unto Moses.
BBEEvery place on which you put your foot I have given to you, as I said to Moses.
WebsterEvery place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given to you, as I said to Moses.

What does Joshua 1:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 1:2-9

2-9. now therefore arise, go over this Jordan--Joshua's mission was that of a military leader. This passage records his call to begin the work, and the address contains a literal repetition of the promise made to Moses (De 11:24, 25; 31:6-8, 23).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The sole of your foot shalt tread upon - That is, the whole land occupied by the seven Canaanitish nations, and as far as the Euphrates on the east; for this was certainly the utmost of the grant now made to them; and all that was included in what is termed the promised land, the boundaries of which have already been defined. See Deu 34:1-4, and see Jos 1:4 (note) below. It has been supposed that the words, Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, were intended to express the ease with which they were to conquer the whole land, an instance of which occurs in the taking of Jericho. It was only their unfaithfulness to God that rendered the conquest in any case difficult.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 1:1-4

Joshua had attended upon Moses. He who was called to honour, had been long used to business. Our Lord Jesus took upon him the form of a servant. Joshua was trained up under command. Those are fittest to rule, who have learned to obey. The removal of useful men should quicken survivors to be the more diligent in doing good. Arise, go over Jordan. At this place and at this time the banks were overflowed. Joshua had no…

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Joshua 1:3 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.

כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
מָק֗וֹםma.KomplaceH4725
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
תִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.Rokhit will treadH1869
כַּֽף\־kaf-[the] sole ofH3709
רַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.Khemfoot yourH7272
בּ֖וֹboon <the> it
לָכֶ֣םla.Khemto <the> you
נְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivI have given itH5414
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI spokeH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃mo.ShehMosesH4872

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

Cross references for Joshua 1:3

  • Deuteronomy 11:24

    Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

  • Joshua 14:9

    And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God.

  • Titus 1:2

    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:9; De 11:24; Tit 1:2

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

Context

  • Joshua 1:2

    Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

  • Joshua 1:3

    Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

  • Joshua 1:4

    From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

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Joshua 1:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo os he entregado, como lo había dicho á Moisés, todo lugar que pisare la planta de vuestro pie.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tout lieu que foulera la plante de votre pied, je vous l’ai donné, comme j’ai dit à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jeden Ort, auf den eure Fußsohle treten wird, euch habe ich ihn gegeben, so wie ich zu Mose geredet habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnem locum, quem calcaverit vestigium pedis vestri, vobis tradam, sicut locutus sum Moysi.