Joshua 1:13

““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.’”

Joshua 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 1:13, word by word

“Rememberזָכוֹרzachor

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

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the wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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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).

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the servantעֶבֶדeved

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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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.

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commanded youצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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is giving you restמֵנִיחַmeniach

give rest

To give rest, as YHWH to his people.

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and will giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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land.’אָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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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,

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