Joshua 3:9
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
Joshua 3:9 in other translations
| BSB | So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.” |
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| WEB | Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the LORD your God.” |
| ASV | And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God. |
| YLT | And Joshua saith unto the sons of Israel, ‘Come nigh hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God; |
| DARBY | And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God. |
| BBE | And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God. |
| Webster | And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. |
What does Joshua 3:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 3:9-13
Jos 3:9-13. Joshua Encourages the People.
9-13. Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord--It seems that the Israelites had no intimation how they were to cross the river till shortly before the event. The premonitory address of Joshua, taken in connection with the miraculous result exactly as he had described it, would tend to increase and confirm their faith in the God of their fathers as not a dull, senseless, inanimate thing like the idols of the nations, but a Being of life, power, and activity to defend them and work for them.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 3:7-13
The waters of Jordan shall be cut off. This must be done in such a way as never was done, but in the dividing of the Red sea. That miracle is here repeated; God has the same power to finish the salvation of his people, as to begin it; the WORD of the Lord was as truly with Joshua as with Moses. God's appearances for his people ought to encourage faith and hope. God's work is perfect, he will keep his people…
Joshua 3:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 3:9
- Deuteronomy 4:1
Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.
- 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.
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Context
- Joshua 3:8
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
- Joshua 3:9
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
- Joshua 3:10
And 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 Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Joshua 3:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Josué dijo á los hijos de Israel: Llegaos acá, y escuchad las palabras de Jehová vuestro Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Josué dit aux fils d’Israël: Approchez d’ici, et écoutez les paroles de l’ Éternel, votre Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Josua sprach zu den Kindern Israel: Tretet herzu und höret die Worte Jehovas, eures Gottes! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Josue ad filios Israël: Accedite huc, et audite verbum Domini Dei vestri. |