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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Joshua 23:3

"And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has been fighting for you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Government;   The Topic Concordance - Marriage;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - God;   Joshua, the Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Memra;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and you have seen for yourselves everything the Lord your God did to all these nations on your account, because it was the Lord your God who was fighting for you.
Hebrew Names Version
and you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God, he it is that has fought for you.
King James Version
And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.
Lexham English Bible
and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for Yahweh your God is fighting for you.
English Standard Version
And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you.
New Century Version
You have seen what the Lord has done to our enemies to help us. The Lord your God fought for you.
New English Translation
You saw everything the Lord your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the Lord your God fights for you.
Amplified Bible
"And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake; for the LORD your God is He who has been fighting for you.
New American Standard Bible
"And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has been fighting for you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also ye haue seene all that the Lord your God hath done vnto al these nations before you, howe the Lorde your God him selfe hath fought for you.
Legacy Standard Bible
And you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you, for Yahweh your God is He who has been fighting for you.
Contemporary English Version
You have seen how the Lord your God fought for you and helped you defeat the nations who lived in this land.
Complete Jewish Bible
You have seen everything that Adonai your God has done to all these nations because of you, for it is Adonai your God who has fought on your behalf.
Darby Translation
and ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you. For Jehovah your God is he that hath fought for you.
Easy-to-Read Version
You have seen what the Lord did to our enemies. He did this to help us. The Lord your God fought for you.
George Lamsa Translation
And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations, which he destroyed from before you; for it is the LORD your God who has fought for you.
Good News Translation
You have seen everything that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you. The Lord your God has been fighting for you.
Literal Translation
and you have seen all that Jehovah your God has done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God was He who was fighting for you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ye haue sene all that the LORDE youre God hath done vnto all these nacions in youre sighte. For the LORDE youre God himself hath foughte for you.
American Standard Version
and ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for Jehovah your God, he it is that hath fought for you.
Bible in Basic English
You have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the Lord your God who has been fighting for you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye haue seene all that the Lorde your God hath done vnto all these nations before you, how the Lorde your God himself hath fought for you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God, He it is that hath fought for you.
King James Version (1611)
And yee haue seene all that the Lord your God hath done vnto all these nations, because of you; for the Lord your God is hee that hath fought for you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye have seen all that the Lord our God has done to all these nations before us; for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you.
English Revised Version
and ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God, he it is that hath fought for you.
Berean Standard Bible
"and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and ye seen alle thingis whiche youre Lord God hath do to alle naciouns `bi cumpas, hou he fauyt for you.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye -- ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God [is] He who is fighting for you;
Update Bible Version
and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for Yahweh your God, it is he that has fought for you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done to all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God [is] he that hath fought for you.
World English Bible
and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for Yahweh your God, he it is that has fought for you.
New King James Version
You have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has fought for you.
New Living Translation
You have seen everything the Lord your God has done for you during my lifetime. The Lord your God has fought for you against your enemies.
New Life Bible
And you have seen all the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you. The Lord your God is the One Who has fought for you.
New Revised Standard
and you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but, ye, have seen - all that Yahweh your God hath done unto all those nations, because of you, - for, Yahweh your God, is he that hath fought for you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And you see all that the Lord your God hath done to all the nations round about, how he himself hath fought for you:
Revised Standard Version
and you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the LORD your God who has fought for you.
THE MESSAGE
Joshua's Charge A long time later, after God had given Israel rest from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was a venerable old man, Joshua called all Israel together—elders, chiefs, judges, and officers. Then he spoke to them: "I'm an old man. I've lived a long time. You have seen everything that God has done to these nations because of you. He did it because he's God , your God. He fought for you.

Contextual Overview

1 Now it came about after many days, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua was old, advanced in years, 2 that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, "I am old, advanced in years. 3 "And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has been fighting for you.4 "See, I have apportioned to you these nations which remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan even to the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun. 5 "The LORD your God, He will thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you; and you will possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you. 6 "Be very firm, then, to keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you may not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, 7 so that you will not associate with these nations, these which remain among you, or mention the name of their gods, or make anyone swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them. 8 "But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. 9 "For the LORD has driven out great and strong nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day. 10 "One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the LORD your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And ye: Deuteronomy 4:9, Psalms 44:1, Psalms 44:2, Malachi 1:5

for the: Joshua 10:14, Joshua 10:42, Exodus 14:14, Deuteronomy 20:4, Psalms 44:3

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 44:2 - Ye have Ezekiel 20:28 - when I Hebrews 3:9 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth
Genesis 23:5
The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 23:7
So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.
Genesis 25:10
the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.
Genesis 27:46
Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?"
Genesis 49:30
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a burial site.
1 Samuel 26:6
Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
2 Samuel 23:39
Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all those nations because of you,.... How he had destroyed them, and driven them out of their habitations to make room for them, meaning the seven nations of the Canaanites:

for the Lord your God [is] he that hath fought for you; Joshua does not attribute any of the things that were done to his own valour, nor theirs, nor so much as mentions himself or them as instruments, but wholly ascribes all to the Lord, who fought their battles for them, and conquered their enemies, and subdued them under them; the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord fought for you;''

the Captain of the host of the Lord, Joshua 5:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 23:3. For the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you. — There is much both of piety and modesty in this address. It was natural for the Israelites to look on their veteran, worn-out general, who had led them on from conquest to conquest, with profound respect; and to be ready to say, "Had we not had such a commander, we had never got possession of this good land." Joshua corrects this opinion, and shows them that all their enemies had been defeated, because the Lord their God had fought for them. That the battle was the Lord's, and not his; and that God alone should have the glory.


 
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