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JPS Old Testament

Joshua 1:12

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Manasseh;   Reubenites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Canaan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Half Tribe;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jericho;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Reuben;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joshua, Book of;   Palestine;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joshua said to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh:
Hebrew Names Version
To the Re'uveni, and to the Gadi, and to the half-tribe of Menashsheh, spoke Yehoshua, saying,
King James Version
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Lexham English Bible
To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
English Standard Version
And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
New Century Version
Then Joshua said to the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh,
New English Translation
Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh:
Amplified Bible
To the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
New American Standard Bible
But to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And vnto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to halfe the tribe of Manasseh spake Ioshua, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
To the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
Contemporary English Version
Joshua told the men of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh:
Complete Jewish Bible
To the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh Y'hoshua said,
Darby Translation
And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to half the tribe of Manasseh spoke Joshua, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
George Lamsa Translation
And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
Good News Translation
Joshua said to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to half the tribe of Manasseh,
Literal Translation
And Joshua spoke to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And to the Rubenites, Gaddites, and to the halfe trybe of Manasse, sayde Iosua:
American Standard Version
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vnto the Rubenites, Gadites, and halfe the tribe of Manasses spake Iosuah saying:
King James Version (1611)
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to halfe the tribe of Manasseh, spake Ioshua, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And to Ruben, and to Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasse, Joshua said,
English Revised Version
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also he seide to men of Ruben, and `to men of Gad, and to the half lynage of Manasses, Haue ye mynde of the word which Moises,
Young's Literal Translation
And to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, hath Joshua spoken, saying,
Update Bible Version
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying,
World English Bible
To the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying,
New King James Version
And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying,
New Living Translation
Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them,
New Life Bible
To the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh, Joshua said,
New Revised Standard
To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites, and unto the half tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses:
Revised Standard Version
And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh Joshua said,
THE MESSAGE
Then Joshua addressed the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said, "Remember what Moses the servant of God commanded you: God , your God, gives you rest and he gives you this land. Your wives, your children, and your livestock can stay here east of the Jordan, the country Moses gave you; but you, tough soldiers all, must cross the River in battle formation, leading your brothers, helping them until God , your God, gives your brothers a place of rest just as he has done for you. They also will take possession of the land that God , your God, is giving them. Then you will be free to return to your possession, given to you by Moses the servant of God , across the Jordan to the east."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

Contextual Overview

10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying: 11 'Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying: Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.' 12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying: 13 'Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, you, saying: The LORD your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and shall help them; 15 until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as unto you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them; then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:18 - I commanded Joshua 22:2 - obeyed

Cross-References

Genesis 1:10
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:11
And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.
Genesis 1:24
And God said: 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.' And it was so.
Genesis 1:26
And God said: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth bringeth forth her growth, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause victory and glory to spring forth before all the nations.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh,.... Who were settled on that side Jordan where Israel now were:

spake Joshua, saying; as follows.


 
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