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Joshua 4:13 KJV
Joshua · chapter 4 · verse 13
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.Joshua 4:13 · King James Version
Joshua 4:13 in context
11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
13About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- preparedchâlatsto pull offH2502 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
- plainsʻărâbâha desertH6160 →
- fortyʼarbâʻîymfortyH705 →
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The inspired historian seems to be so well pleased with his subject here that he is loth to quit it, and is therefore very particular in his narrative, especially in observing how closely Joshua pursued the orders God gave him, and that he did nothing without divine direction, finishing all that the Lord had commanded…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19