Joshua 1:2

““Moses my servant is dead. Now arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land that I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.”

Joshua 1:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 1:2, word by word

“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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my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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is deadמֵתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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ariseקוּםkum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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crossעֲבֹרavor

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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am givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

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

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to the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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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

1And it came about after the death of Moses the servant of YHWH, that YHWH said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

2 · This verse (above)

3Every place on which the sole of your foot treads I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.

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