And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| long | רַבִּ֔ים ra.Bim | H7227 | abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute |
| time | מִיָּמִ֣ים mi.ya.Mim | H3117 | a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute |
| after | אַ֠חֲרֵי 'A.cha.rei | H310 | properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct |
| LORD | יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| rest | הֵנִ֨יחַ he.Ni.ach | H5117 | to rest · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל le.Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · preposition + proper noun, a place name |
| enemies | אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם 'o.ye.vei.Hem | H341 | hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural |
| about | מִסָּבִ֑יב mi.sa.Viv | H5439 | (as noun) a circle · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute |
| Joshua | וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ vi.ho.Shu.a' | H3091 | Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name |
| old | זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken | H2204 | to be old · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| stricken | בָּ֖א ba' | H935 | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| age | בַּיָּמִֽים bai.ya.Mim | H3117 | a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute |
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A long time after that the Lord had given rest - This is supposed to have been in the last or one hundred and tenth year of the life of Joshua, about thirteen or fourteen years after the conquest of Canaan, and seven after the division of the land among the tribes.
And it came to pass a long time after,.... Or "after many days" (o), that is, years: that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about; the greatest part of the land of Canaan was subdued, the whole divided by lot to the tribes of Israel, and they quietly settled in the respective portions assigned them, the Canaanites that remained giving them no disturbance, in which state of rest and peace they had now been for some years; and this may be reasonably supposed to be the last year of the life of Joshua, see Joshua 23:14. that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age; and became feeble and decrepit, and greatly declined; for though he was ten years younger than Moses w…
Read the whole note in the consoleJoshua 23:1-11 1. And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 1. Fuit autem post dies multos postquam requiem dedit Jehova Israeli ab omnibus inimicis eorum in circuitu, Josue senuit, et venit in dies: 2. And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 2. Tunc vocavit Josue omnem Israel, seniores ejus, et capita ejus, et judices ejus, et praefectos ejus, dixitque ad eos, Ego senui, et veni in dies: 3. And you have seen all that the LORD your God has d…
Read the whole note in the consoleExhortation to the Tribes of Israel to Remain Faithful to their Calling. - Jos 23:1, Jos 23:2. The introduction to the discourse which follows is attached in its first part to Jos 22:3-4, and thus also to Jos 21:43-44, whilst in the second part it points back to Jos 13:1. The Lord had given the people rest from all their enemies round about, after the land had been subdued and divided by lot (Jos 21:43-44). Joshua was already an old man at the termination of the war (Jos 13:1); but since then he had advanced still further in age, so that he may have noticed the signs of the near approach of death. He therefore called together the representatives of the people, either to Timnath-serah where h…
Joshua urged Israel’s leaders to be faithful.
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