Joshua 23 · Verse 3

Joshua 23:3

And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.
Joshua 23:3, King James Version

Joshua 23:3 in other translations

BSB“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
WEBYou have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the LORD your God who has fought for you.
ASVand ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for Jehovah your God, he it is that hath fought for you.
YLTand ye--ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God is He who is fighting for you;
DARBYand ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you. For Jehovah your God is he that hath fought for you.
BBEYou have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the Lord your God who has been fighting for you.
WebsterAnd ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done to all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.

What does Joshua 23:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jos 23:3. By Former Benefits.

3. ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you--The modesty and humility of Joshua are remarkably displayed at the commencement of this address. Dismissing all thoughts of his personal services, he ascribed the subjugation and occupation of Canaan entirely to the favoring presence and aid of God; and in doing so, he spoke not more piously than truly. This had been promised (De 1:30; 3:22); and the reality of the divine aid was seen in the rapid overthrow of the Canaanites, which had already led to the division of the whole land among the tribes [Jos 23:4].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 For the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you - There is much both of piety and modesty in this address. It was natural for the Israelites to look on their veteran, worn-out general, who had led them on from conquest to conquest, with profound respect; and to be ready to say, "Had we not had such a commander, we had never got possession of this good land." Joshua corrects this opinion, and shows them that all their enemies had been defeated, because the Lord their God had fought for them. That the battle was the Lord's, and not his; and that God alone should have the glory.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 23:1-10

Joshua was old and dying, let them observe what he said now. He put them in mind of the great things God had done for them in his days. He exhorted them to be very courageous. Keep with care, do with diligence, and regard with sincerity what is written. Also, very cautiously to endeavour that the heathen idolatry may be forgotten, so that it may never be revived. It is sad that among Christians the names of the…

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Joshua 23:3 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.

וְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.Temand youH859
רְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.Temyou have seenH7200
אֵת֩'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשָׂ֜ה'a.Sahhe has doneH6213
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
לְכָל\־le.kholto allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.Khemfrom before youH6440
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
הַנִּלְחָ֥םha.nil.Cham[is] the [one who] has been fightingH3898
לָכֶֽם\׃la.Khemfor <the> you

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

Cross references for Joshua 23:3

  • Exodus 14:14

    The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

  • Joshua 10:42

    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

  • Joshua 10:14

    And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.

  • Malachi 1:5

    And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.

  • Psalms 44:1-3

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

  • Deuteronomy 4:9

    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

  • Deuteronomy 20:4

    For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And ye.
De 4:9; Ps 44:1,2; Mal 1:5
for the.
10:14,42; Ex 14:14; De 20:4; Ps 44:3

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Context

  • Joshua 23:2

    And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

  • Joshua 23:3

    And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.

  • Joshua 23:4

    Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

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Joshua 23:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vosotros habéis visto todo lo que Jehová vuestro Dios ha hecho con todas estas gentes en vuestra presencia; porque Jehová vuestro Dios ha peleado por vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et vous avez vu tout ce que l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, a fait à toutes ces nations à cause de vous; car l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, est celui qui a combattu pour vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ihr, ihr habt alles gesehen, was Jehova, euer Gott, allen diesen Nationen euretwegen getan hat. Denn Jehova, euer Gott, er ist es, der für euch gestritten hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		vosque cernitis omnia, quæ fecerit Dominus Deus vester cunctis per circuitum nationibus, quomodo pro vobis ipse pugnaverit: