Joshua 22:3

Translations

Modern

All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God.

Traditional

Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

Literal

You have not left your brothers these many days up to this day, and you have kept the charge of the commandment of YHWH your God.

Latin

…nec reliquistis fratres vestros longo tempore, usque in præsentem diem, custodientes imperium Domini Dei vestri.

Original

Hebrew

English

All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God.

Notes

Joshua 22:2–3

Joshua commended the eastern tribes for their faithful obedience and the fulfillment of their promise to help the rest of Israel settle Canaan (see 1:12–18; Numbers 32:1–32).

Joshua 22:1–24:33

Israel completed the conquest and allotment of the land, but much of the hard work of actually settling it still lay ahead. However, all that remained for Joshua in his role as leader of Israel was to say goodbye.

Joshua 22:1–34

Joshua first said goodbye to the tribes east of the Jordan River when he sent them home. As usual, he urged them to remain loyal to God.

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