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.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| left | עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם 'a.zav.Tem | H5800 | to loosen · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| brethren | אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם 'a.chei.Khem | H251 | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| many | רַבִּ֔ים ra.Bim | H7227 | abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute |
| days | יָמִ֣ים ya.Mim | H3117 | a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם hai.Yom | H3117 | a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| kept | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֕ם u.she.mar.Tem | H8104 | properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| charge | מִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת mish.Me.ret | H4931 | watch · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| commandment | מִצְוַ֖ת mitz.Vat | H4687 | a command · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| LORD | יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם 'e.lo.hei.Khem | H430 | gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
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Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day--for the space of seven years.
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, etc. - We have already seen that 40,000 men of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, had passed over Jordan armed, with their brethren, according to their stipulation with Moses. The war being now concluded, Joshua assembles these warriors, and with commendations for their services and fidelity, he dismisses them, having first given them the most pious and suitable advices. They had now been about seven years absent from their respective families; and though there was only the river Jordan between the camp at Gilgal and their own inheritance, yet it does not appear that they had during that time ever revisited their own home, which t…
Read the whole note in the consoleYe have not left your brethren these many days unto this day,.... For the space of fourteen years, which is the commonly received notion of the Jews (f); seven years according to them the land was subduing, and seven more spent in dividing it, and then these tribes were sent for and dismissed; all this time they stayed close by their brethren, and assisted them in their wars, and never offered to return to their wives and children, until they had an order from their general: but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God; for what both Moses and Joshua commanded them was from the mouth of the Lord; so that, in obeying them, they obeyed him. (f) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p.…
Read the whole note in the consoleJoshua 22:1-9 1. Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 1. Tunc accersivit Josue Rubenitas et Gaditas ac dimidiam tribum Manasse, 2. And said unto them, You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 2. Dixitque ad eos, Vos custodistis omnia quae praecepit vobis Moses servus Jehovae, et obedistis voci meae in cunctis quae praecepi vobis. 3. You have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 3. Non deseruistis fratres vestros jam diebus multis usque ad diem hanc, sed custodistis custodiam pr…
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After the conquest and division of the land, Joshua sent the auxiliaries of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh back to their homes, with a laudatory acknowledgment of the help they had given to their brethren, and a paternal admonition to adhere faithfully to the Lord and His law, and with a parting blessing (Jos 22:1-6). By the expression "then Joshua called," etc., the occurrence described in this chapter is placed in a general manner after the conquest and subjugation of Canaan, though not of necessity at the close of the distribution of the land. As the summons to these tribes to go with their brethren into Canaan, to assist them in the war, formed the commencement of Joshua's…
Read the whole note in the consoleJoshua commended the eastern tribes for their faithful obedience and the fulfillment of their promise to help the rest of Israel inhabit Canaan (see 1:12-18; Num 32:1-32).
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