and he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Youאַתֶּםhave keptשְׁמַרְתֶּםallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהyou,אֶתְכֶםand have listenedוַתִּשְׁמְעוּto my voiceבְקוֹלִיin allלְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרI have commandedצִוִּיתִיyou.אֶתְכֶם
Joshua 22:2
Study it in the app“and he said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of YHWH commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I have commanded you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 22:2, word by word
- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have keptשְׁמַרְתֶּםshemartem
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemartem” 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- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- and have listenedתִּשְׁמְעוּtishmu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “tishmu” appears- to my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears
The context
1Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 · This verse (above)
3You have not abandoned your brothers these many days up to this day, and you have kept the charge of the commandment of YHWH your Elohim.