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He has given you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember the word that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is providing you a place of rest and will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is giving you rest, and will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, &#8216The LORD your God gives you rest and will give you this land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God gives you rest and will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is giving you rest (peace) and will give you this land [east of the Jordan].’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember what Moses the LORD’s servant commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and he will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember what Moses the LORD&#8217s servant commanded you when he said, &#8216The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Remember what the LORD's servant Moses commanded you. Moses said, 'The LORD your God will give you this land-a place to rest.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Remember how the LORD's servant Moses told you that the LORD your God would give you this land on the east side of the Jordan as your home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Remember what Moses commanded you when he said, 'The LORD your God will provide you rest, as well as this land.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ?The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Remember what Moses the LORD's servant commanded you. The LORD your God is giving you a place to settle and is handing this land over to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, 'The LORD your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God gives you rest, and will give you this land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember the word which Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded you, saying, Your God YHWH is giving rest to you, and He has given this land to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Remember the word which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God is giving rest to you, and He hath given to you this land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God causes you to rest, and he gave to you this land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember the word, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying: The Lord your God hath given you rest, and all this land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Remember the words, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, instructed to you, saying: ‘The Lord your God has given you rest, and has given you all the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Remember what Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD, your God, is about to give you rest; he will give you this land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember the word that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is providing you a place of rest, and will give you this land.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD Your God has given you rest, and has given you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember the word that Moshe the Servant of LORD JEHOVAH commanded you, and he said to you: LORD JEHOVAH your God also gave you this land to give you rest<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, you, saying: The LORD your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, the Lord your God has caused you to rest, and has given you this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/1-13.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=122" 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">Joshua Takes Charge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵō·wr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">“Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></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.">what</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> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘e·ḇeḏ- (N-msc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">the servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">‘The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: mê·nî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">will give you rest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and He will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,…<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/3-18.htm">Deuteronomy 3:18-20</a></span><br />At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites. / But your wives, your children, and your livestock—I know that you have much livestock—may remain in the cities I have given you, / until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-20.htm">Numbers 32:20-22</a></span><br />Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle, / and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him, / then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-9.htm">Deuteronomy 12:9-10</a></span><br />For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you. / When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</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. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-28.htm">Numbers 32:28-30</a></span><br />So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel. / And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession. / But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Deuteronomy 1:38</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.<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="/deuteronomy/31-21.htm">Deuteronomy 31:21-23</a></span><br />And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.” / So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites. / Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></span><br />“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a></span><br />So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Hebrews 3:11</a></span><br />So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Hebrews 4:3</a></span><br />Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm">Hebrews 4:11</a></span><br />Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God has given you rest, and has given you this land.</p><p class="hdg">Remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1-4</a></b></br> Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-20.htm">Numbers 32:20-28</a></b></br> And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-18.htm">Deuteronomy 3:18</a></b></br> And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all <i>that are</i> meet for the war.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/joshua/1-10.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-21.htm">Providing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/1-18.htm">Command</a> <a href="/joshua/1-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/joshua/1-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Providing</a> <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/joshua/1-18.htm">Word</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'; 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Moses' role as a mediator of God's law and promises is central to Israel's identity and mission. His commands are not merely human instructions but divine mandates. This call to remember underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises from Moses to Joshua, highlighting the unbroken line of divine guidance and authority.<p><b>when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest,</b><br>The promise of rest is a significant theme in the Old Testament, often associated with the land of Canaan as a place of peace and security after the Israelites' long journey through the wilderness. This rest is not just physical but also spiritual, symbolizing a state of trust and reliance on God's provision. It foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a>, where believers are invited to enter God's rest through faith.<p><b>and He will give you this land.’</b><br>The land is a central element of God's covenant with Israel, representing both a physical inheritance and a spiritual promise. The land of Canaan is described as a "land flowing with milk and honey," symbolizing abundance and blessing. This promise is rooted in God's covenant with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>) and is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The land also serves as a type of the eternal inheritance promised to believers, as seen in the New Testament, where the concept of the Promised Land is expanded to include the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites after Moses, tasked with leading them into the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The servant of the LORD who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Law from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who promised the land to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the Israelites as their inheritance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tribes_of_reuben,_gad,_and_the_half-tribe_of_manasseh.htm">The Tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh</a></b><br>These tribes were given land on the east side of the Jordan River but were reminded to help their fellow Israelites secure the rest of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Just as the tribes were reminded to obey the command given by Moses, we are called to obey God's Word and His commands in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The promise of rest and land is a testament to God's faithfulness. He fulfills His promises, and we can trust Him to do the same in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The tribes were reminded of their responsibility to support their fellow Israelites. Similarly, we are called to support and uplift our Christian community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rest.htm">Spiritual Rest</a></b><br>The physical rest promised to the Israelites points to the spiritual rest we find in Christ. We should seek to enter this rest through faith and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_commands.htm">Remembering God's Commands</a></b><br>Just as Joshua reminded the tribes of Moses' command, we should continually remind ourselves of God's Word and His promises.<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/who_was_caleb_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Caleb in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_god_promise_joshua.htm">What did God promise Joshua?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_all_promises_kept_despite_canaanites.htm">Why does Joshua 21:45 assert that every divine promise was fulfilled, when other passages suggest lingering Canaanite presence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_the_only_savior_in_hosea_13_4.htm">Hosea 13:4: How can God declare 'there is no Savior besides Me' while other passages depict human saviors or mediators, seeming to contradict this exclusivity?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">Hath given you rest.</span>--Observe this phrase. as applied to the settlement of Israel in the land of promise, on either side of Jordan. Those who condemn the two and a half tribes (or the persons whom they suppose to be spiritually represented by them) for not going far enough, should notice that on both sides of Jordan equally there was the "rest of God." But this "rest" is only the first stage of several in Israel's history. We find it again in the reign of David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;">2Samuel 7:1</a>), Solomon (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm" title="Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.">1Chronicles 22:9</a>), Esther (<a href="/context/joshua/9-16.htm" title="And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelled among them.">Joshua 9:16-18</a>; <a href="/joshua/9-22.htm" title="And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have you beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when you dwell among us?">Joshua 9:22</a>), and we must not forget the comment in Hebrews 4, obtained from Psalms 95 : "For if Joshua had given them rest, then would He not afterward have spoken of another day." "These all received not the promise." <span class= "ital">"There remaineth </span>therefore <span class= "ital">a rest </span>to the people of God." The last rest is Sabbatical; the rests that precede it are halting-places on the way.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember the word.</span> The substance, and not the <span class="accented">ipsissima verba</span>, of the directions of Moses in <a href="/numbers/32.htm">Numbers 32</a>. is here given (see also <a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Deuteronomy 3:16-20</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Hath given you rest.</span> Perhaps, rather, hath <span class="accented">caused</span> you to rest - hath permitted you to settle; though the LXX. here has <span class="greek">κατέπαυσεν</span>, and the Vulgate, <span class="accented">dedit vobis requiem</span> (cf. <a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Hebrews 3:11-18</a>; <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-11</a>; and <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">This land</span><span class="accented">, i.e.</span>, that in which they then were, on what we call the further side of Jordan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/1-13.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">“Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכוֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</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">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֥ה</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 /><br /><span class="word">the servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶֽבֶד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘e·ḇeḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when he said,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will give you rest,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵנִ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·nî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rest, settle down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He will give</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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">you this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/1-13.htm">OT History: Joshua 1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant (Josh. 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