Joshua 1:15

“until YHWH gives rest to your brothers as to you, and they also take possession of the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and possess it, which Moses the servant of YHWH gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.””

Joshua 1:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 1:15, word by word

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
gives restיָנִיחַyaniach

give rest

To give rest, as YHWH to his people.

Where else “yaniach” appears
to your brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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take possession ofיָרְשׁוּyarshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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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 givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

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

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Then you shall returnשַׁבְתֶּםshavtem

return

To go back to a place.

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of your possessionיְרֻשַּׁתְyerushat

possession

Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.

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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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beyondעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears
toward the sunriseמִזְרַחmizrach

east

Where the sun rises: the east.

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toward the sunriseשָּׁמֶשׁshamesh

east

The side from which the sun rises each morning; the east.

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Translation note

This is told in Numbers 32 and Deuteronomy 3:18-20.

Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea

    Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.

    Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

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,

15 · This verse (above)

16They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

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