And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsworeיִּשָּׁבַעon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Surelyאִם לֹאthe landהָאָרֶץon whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהּyour footרַגְלְךָhas troddenדָּרְכָהshall beתִהְיֶהyoursלְךָas an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָהand your sons’וּלְבָנֶיךָforever,עַד עוֹלָםbecauseכִּיyou followed fullyמִלֵּאתָ אַחֲרֵיYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim.’אֱלֹהָי
Joshua 14:9
Study it in the app“And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be yours as an inheritance and your sons’ forever, because you followed fully YHWH my Elohim.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 14:9, word by word
- And 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- sworeיִּשָּׁבַעyishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishava” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- your footרַגְלְragl
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragl” appears- has troddenדָּרְכָהdarcha
tread
To step on; crush grapes underfoot.
Where else “darcha” appears- shall beתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- and your sons’בָנֶיvane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vane” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- you followed fullyמִלֵּאתָmileta
follow fully
To follow YHWH without reserve, with one's whole being; also, to fill a setting with stones.
Where else “mileta” appears- 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- my Elohim.’אֱלֹהָeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears
Translation note
It is told in Numbers 14:24 and Deuteronomy 1:36.
The context
8But my brothers who went up with me made melt the heart of the people, while I followed fully YHWH my Elohim.
9 · This verse (above)
10And now, look, YHWH has kept me alive, just as he spoke, these forty and five years since YHWH spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, look, I am today eighty five years old.