And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORD | יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ 'e.lo.hei.Khem | H430 | gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| rest | הֵנִ֨יחַ he.Ni.ach | H5117 | to rest · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| brethren | לַֽאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם la.'a.chei.Khem | H251 | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| promised | דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber | H1696 | perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| return | פְּנוּ֩ pe.Nu | H6437 | to turn · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural |
| get | יָלַךְ yâlak | H3212 | to walk (literally or figuratively) |
| tents | לְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗ם le.'o.ho.lei.Khem | H168 | a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| land | אֶ֙רֶץ֙ 'e.retz | H776 | the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| possession | אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֔ם 'a.chu.zat.Khem | H272 | something seized · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ mo.Sheh | H4872 | Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name |
| servant | עֶ֣בֶד 'E.ved | H5650 | a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| LORD | יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| gave | נָתַ֣ן na.Tan | H5414 | to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| side | בְּעֵ֖בֶר be.'E.ver | H5676 | properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּֽן hai.yar.Den | H3383 | Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name |
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get you unto your tents--that is, home; for their families had been left in fortified towns (Num 32:17).
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 consoleAnd now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them,.... As in Joshua 21:44; see Deuteronomy 12:9, therefore now return ye, and get ye unto your tents; not their military tents in the army, from which they now came to Joshua, but their houses, as the Greek version, and their cities, as the Targum; they having been so long used to tents in the wilderness, and during the wars in Canaan, this was a familiar word for their dwellings: and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you, on the other side Jordan; before his death, on condition of doing what they now had done; even the land of Gilead and Bashan, beyond Jordan.
Joshua 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’s words recall God’s words to Joshua at the beginning of the conquest (1:1-9). In order to live in the land, Israel needed to be faithful to God by being very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions given to Moses.
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