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Joshua 1:10 KJV
Joshua · chapter 1 · verse 10
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,Joshua 1:10 · King James Version
Joshua 1:10 in context
8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
11Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
12And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- officersshôṭêrproperly, a scribeH7860 →
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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Joshua, being settled in the government, immediately applies himself to business; not to take state or to take his pleasure, but to further the work of God among, the people over whom God had set him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-15