“Rememberזָכוֹרthe wordאֶת הַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWHיְהוָהcommanded you,צִוָּה אֶתְכֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםis giving you restמֵנִיחַ לָכֶםand will giveוְנָתַןyouלָכֶםthisהַזֹּאתland.’אֶת הָאָרֶץ
Joshua 1:13
Study it in the app““Remember the word that Moses the servant of YHWH commanded you, saying, ‘YHWH your Elohim is giving you rest and will give you this land.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 1:13, word by word
- “Rememberזָכוֹרzachor
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zachor” appears- the wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the servantעֶבֶדeved
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “eved” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- commanded youצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- is giving you restמֵנִיחַmeniach
give rest
To give rest, as YHWH to his people.
Where else “meniach” appears- and will giveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- land.’אָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
12And to the Reubenite, to the Gadite, and to half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
13 · This verse (above)
14Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall live in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but you shall cross in battle formation before your brothers, all the mighty warriors, and help them,