Joshua 1:8-10
New English Translation
8 This law scroll must not leave your lips.[a] You must memorize it[b] day and night so you can carefully obey[c] all that is written in it. Then you will prosper[d] and be successful.[e] 9 I repeat,[f] be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic,[g] for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”[h]
Joshua Prepares for the Invasion
10 Joshua instructed[i] the leaders of the people:
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- Joshua 1:8 tn Heb “mouth.”sn This law scroll must not leave your lips. The ancient practice of reading aloud to oneself as an aid to memorization is in view here.
- Joshua 1:8 tn Heb “read it in undertones,” or “recite it quietly” (see HALOT 237 s.v. I הגה).
- Joshua 1:8 tn Heb “be careful to do.”
- Joshua 1:8 tn Heb “you will make your way prosperous.”
- Joshua 1:8 tn Heb “and be wise,” but the word can mean “be successful” by metonymy.
- Joshua 1:9 tn Heb “Have I not commanded you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes the importance of the following command by reminding the listener that it is being repeated.
- Joshua 1:9 tn Or perhaps, “don’t get discouraged!”
- Joshua 1:9 tn Heb “in all which you go.”
- Joshua 1:10 tn Or “commanded.”
Joshua 1:8-10
New International Version
8 Keep this Book of the Law(A) always on your lips;(B) meditate(C) on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.(D) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;(E) do not be discouraged,(F) for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”(G)
10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people:(H)
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