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href="/bsb/joshua/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every place on which the sole of your foot steps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place on which the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Wherever you go, I'll give you that land, as I promised Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As I told Moses, I have given you and all my people the entire land that you will be marching over. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm giving you every place where the sole of your foot falls, just as I promised Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given to you, as I said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, as I have spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Every place on which the sole of your foot treadeth, to you I have given it, as I have spoken unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every place which the sole of your foot shall tread upon it, to you I gave it as I spake to Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will deliver to you every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, as I have said to Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will deliver to you every place that the step of your foot will tread upon, just as I said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Every place where you set foot I have given you, as I promised Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, as I promised to Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, it shall be yours, as I promised Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot will tread in it, it shall be yours, as I said to Moshe<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spoke unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every spot on which ye shall tread I will give it to you, as I said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=20" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/1.htm">God Commissions Joshua</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tîw (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have given you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap̄- (N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">the sole</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lə·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">of your foot</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1869.htm" title="1869: tiḏ·rōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To tread, march. A primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow.">will tread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></span><br />Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14-17</a></span><br />After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west, / for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. / I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Deuteronomy 34:4</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30-31</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. / And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2-12</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a></span><br />Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-29.htm">Psalm 37:29</a></span><br />The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-9</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. / There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a></span><br />For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a></span><br />In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread on, that have I given to you, as I said to Moses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Joshua 14:9</a></b></br> And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></b></br> Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></b></br> In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Sole</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-4.htm">Treadeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-4.htm">Treads</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Whereon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Sole</a> <a href="/judges/5-21.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-33.htm">Treadeth</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Treads</a> <a href="/joshua/5-15.htm">Whereon</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">The Lord appoints Joshua to succeed Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">The borders of the promised land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">God promises to assist Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">He gives him instructions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-10.htm">Joshua prepares the people to pass over Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-12.htm">He puts the two tribes and a half in mind of their promise to Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/1-16.htm">They promise him allegiance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have given you every place</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine promise and assurance of victory. It reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to grant land and blessings to His people. The use of the past tense "have given" suggests that the promise is as good as fulfilled, emphasizing God's faithfulness and the certainty of His word. This promise is rooted in the covenant God made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where He promised to give their descendants the land of Canaan (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21).<p><b>where the sole of your foot will tread</b><br>This expression signifies the extent of the land that the Israelites will possess. It implies active participation and effort on the part of the Israelites; they must physically walk and claim the land. This phrase also suggests a comprehensive possession, as wherever they go, the land will be theirs. It echoes the promise made to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17</a>, where God told him to walk through the land as a sign of his future possession.<p><b>just as I promised to Moses</b><br>This part of the verse connects the promise to the leadership of Moses, reaffirming the continuity of God's plan and His faithfulness to His word. It highlights the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua, ensuring that the promises made to Moses would be fulfilled through Joshua. This promise is a direct reference to <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a>, where God assured Moses that the Israelites would possess the land. It underscores the importance of obedience and faith in God's promises, as seen in the life of Moses and now in Joshua's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The successor of Moses, chosen by God to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. He is a central figure in the book of Joshua and is known for his faithfulness and leadership.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The servant of God who led the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness. God made promises to Moses regarding the land that would be given to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It represents God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, who are about to enter and take possession of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise.htm">God's Promise</a></b><br>The assurance given by God to Moses and now to Joshua, that He will give them the land wherever they set foot, signifying His faithfulness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is faithful to His promises. Just as He promised Moses, He fulfills His word to Joshua. Believers can trust in God's promises in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a></b><br>Joshua's leadership is marked by obedience to God's commands. Effective leadership in the Christian life involves following God's guidance and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/claiming_god's_promises.htm">Claiming God's Promises</a></b><br>The act of setting foot on the land symbolizes actively claiming God's promises. Believers are encouraged to step out in faith and claim the spiritual promises God has given them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_strength.htm">Courage and Strength</a></b><br>Joshua is called to be strong and courageous. Christians are encouraged to rely on God's strength and courage in facing life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>The transition from Moses to Joshua shows the continuity of God's plan. Believers can be assured that God's plans are unchanging and will be fulfilled in His timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_judges_2_3_align_with_joshua.htm">In Judges 2:3, God says He will no longer drive out the remaining nations; how does this align with earlier promises of total conquest in Joshua? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_israel_drive_out_some_peoples.htm">Joshua 13:13 – How could Israel remain unable to drive out certain peoples if God supposedly promised victory, suggesting an inconsistency with divine intervention claims? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jericho's_walls_fall_by_sound.htm">How could the walls of Jericho have collapsed simply from trumpet blasts and shouting (Joshua 6:20)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_joshua_12_7-24_unverified.htm">Why is there little to no archaeological evidence corroborating the extensive conquests described in Joshua 12:7–24? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you.</span>--The conquest of Canaan was the special duty assigned to Joshua by the word of Moses. (Hence the order for the extermination of Amalek was written for Joshua [<a href="/exodus/17-14.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.">Exodus 17:14</a>] as the representative conqueror, though he did not actually carry it out.) But the conquest of Canaan, as effected by Joshua, must be carefully defined. It was a limited conquest. He took a certain number of strongholds throughout the country, and utterly crushed the armies that were opposed to him in the field. He established the people of Israel in the position that he had won. (See <a href="/context/joshua/12-9.htm" title="The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;">Joshua 12:9-24</a> for an outline of the position.) He then divided to the tribes of Israel the whole territory, <span class= "ital">conquered and unconquered alike </span>(see <a href="/context/joshua/13-1.htm" title="Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said to him, You are old and stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.">Joshua 13:1-7</a>). The Philistines and Sidonians (or Phoenicians) are examples of two great nations not conquered by Joshua, but assigned to Israel for an inheritance. Thus it appears that what Israel would conquer, <span class= "ital">the sole of his foot must tread. </span>The conquest which Joshua began for the people, must be carried out in detail by the several tribes themselves. For a further discussion of the relation of Joshua's conquest to the whole history of Israel, see Note on <a href="/joshua/13-2.htm" title="This is the land that yet remains: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,">Joshua 13:2</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Every place that the sole of your foot doth tread upon.</span> These words are a quotation, almost word for word, from <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a>, but the original promise is to be found in <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-7</a>, with which we may compare <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14-17</a>; <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a>. Comp. also <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Joshua 14:9</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30, 31</a>, etc. It was God's <span class="accented">purpose</span> that the whole land should belong to the children of Israel; a purpose which, as usual in Hebrew prophecy, is signified by the use of the perfect tense here. The conquest was intended to be complete. Not a foot's breadth was to rest in the hands of its former owners. But here, as elsewhere in Holy Writ, we may mark the way in which man's sin and want of faith has marred the purposes of God. In the Book of Judges we read that the Canaanites were not only not driven out, but that the children of Israel made marriages with them, worshipped their gods, and practised their abominations. Jerusalem remained in the hands of the Jebusites until the time of David, while the Philistines remained in possession of their portion of Palestine until it was reduced under the power of the king of Babylon. We may observe that, according to all the ordinary laws of criticism, this citation of Deuteronomy is a proof that that Book existed when the Book of Joshua was written. For the cumbrous scheme of Elohists, Jehovists, Deuteronomists, and the like, by which this natural conclusion is overruled, see Introduction. Have I given it. The preterite here denotes God's purpose (cf. <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have given you</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתַתִּ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯat·tîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place</span><br /><span class="heb">מָק֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sole</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּֽף־</span> <span class="translit">(kap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your foot</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלְכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will tread,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(tiḏ·rōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1869.htm">Strong's 1869: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, to walk, to string a, bow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I promised</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">OT History: Joshua 1:3 I have given you every place that (Josh. 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