Study it in the app“And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders of Israel, its heads, its judges, and its supervisors; and they presented themselves before Elohim.”
And Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַgatheredיֶּאֶסֹףallכָּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto Shechem,שְׁכֶמָהand summonedוַיִּקְרָאthe eldersלְזִקְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלits heads,וּלְרָאשָׁיוits judges,וּלְשֹׁפְטָיוand its supervisors;וּלְשֹׁטְרָיוand they presented themselvesוַיִּתְיַצְּבוּbeforeלִפְנֵיElohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeesof” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appearsIsrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appearsShechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechema” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appearselder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashay” appearsjudge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shoftay” appearssupervisor
Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).
Where else “shotray” appearstake one's stand
Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.
Where else “yityatsvu” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsShechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
1 · This verse (above)
2And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: ‘Beyond the River Euphrates your fathers lived long ago, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
