Joshua 3:9

Then said Joshua, unto the sons of Israel,—Draw near hither, and hear ye the words of Yahweh your God.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

In Context

8Thou, therefore, shalt command the priests who am bearing the ark of the covenant, saying,—When ye are come as far as the edge of the waters of the Jordan, in the Jordan, shall ye stand.

10And Joshua said, Hereby, shall ye know, that a Living GOD is in your midst,—and that he will, certainly dispossess, from before you, the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Hivite and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:8Ye must not do according to all that we are doing here to-day,—every man, whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:8-14

7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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