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Joshua 1:18 KJV
Joshua · chapter 1 · verse 18
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.Joshua 1:18 · King James Version
Joshua 1:18 in context
16And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
17According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
18Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- commandesttsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- Whosoeverʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- strongchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- rebelmârâhto be bitterH4784 →
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This answer was given not by the two tribes and a half only (though they are spoken of immediately before), but by the officers of all the people (Jos 1:10), as their representatives, concurring with the divine appointment, by which Joshua was set over them, and they did it heartily, and with a great deal of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-18