Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| good | מְאֹ֖ד me.'Od | H3966 | properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute |
| heed | וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם ve.nish.mar.Tem | H8104 | properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| yourselves | לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑ם le.naf.sho.tei.Khem | H5315 | properly · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| love | לְאַהֲבָ֖ה le.'a.ha.Vah | H157 | to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive 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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Take good heed, therefore, that ye love the Lord your God--The sum of his exhortation is comprised in the love of God, which is the end or fulfilment of the law (Deu 6:5; Deu 6:11:13; Mat 22:37).
Take good heed - unto yourselves that ye love the Lord - לנפשתיכם lenaphshotheychem, Take heed To Your Souls, literally; but נפש nephesh and nefs, both in Hebrew and Arabic, signify the whole self, as well as soul and life; both soul and body must be joined in this work, for it is written, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves,.... To be upon their guard, and to be watchful, were very necessary to them, that they might not be ensnared by the Canaanites, and drawn aside by them into idolatry, and so apostatize from the Lord and his worship, since their temptations would be many: that ye love the Lord your God; which would the most strongly influence and engage them to serve and worship the Lord, and obey his commands, and be the best preservative against idolatry and false worship.
Joshua 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…
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Joshua commenced his address by reminding them of the greatest manifestations of grace which they had received from the Lord, namely, by referring to what the Lord had done to all these nations (the Canaanites) before them, when He fought for Israel, as Moses had promised them (Deu 1:30 and Deu 3:22). Jos 23:3 "Before you," sc., smiting and driving them away. Jos 23:4 He (Joshua) had now divided by lot among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance these still remaining (Canaanitish) nations, as the Lord had commanded (Jos 13:6-7), "from Jordan and further all the nations, which I have exterminated (i.e., which Joshua had destroyed when Canaan was taken), and the great sea (for 'to the grea…
be very careful to love: Love is a function of will and intention. Emotion and attraction are the results, not the essence, of love. Because love is (or is not) willed, love can be commanded but not coerced.
You have seen how I have alloted to you. By means of the lot for your inheritance. The remainder of these nations— that remain to be conquered.
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