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Joshua 1:8
New King James Version
Joshua 1:8
New King James Version
8 (A)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but (B)you[a] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
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- Joshua 1:8 you shall be constantly in
Joshua 1:8
New English Translation
Joshua 1:8
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]
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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.
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