Joshua 1:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Your wives,{H802} your little ones,{H2945} and your cattle,{H4735} shall abide{H3427} in the land{H776} which Moses{H4872} gave{H5414} you beyond{H5676} the Jordan;{H3383} but ye shall pass{H5674} over before{H6440} your brethren{H251} armed,{H2571} all the mighty{H1368} men of valor,{H2428} and shall help{H5826} them;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Your wives{H802}, your little ones{H2945}, and your cattle{H4735}, shall remain{H3427}{(H8799)} in the land{H776} which Moses{H4872} gave{H5414}{(H8804)} you on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383}; but ye shall pass{H5674}{(H8799)} before{H6440} your brethren{H251} armed{H2571}, all the mighty{H1368} men of valour{H2428}, and help{H5826}{(H8804)} them;

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Let youre wyues and children and catell remayne in ye londe, that Moses gaue you on this syde Iordane: But ye youre selues (as many as be fightinge men) shal go forth before youre brethren in harnesse, and helpe them,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Your wiues, your children, and your cattell shall remaine in the land which Moses gaue you on this side Iorden: but ye shall goe ouer before your brethren armed, all that be men of warre, and shall helpe them,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Your wyues, your children, and your catell shall remaine in the lande which Moyses gaue you on this syde Iordane: but ye shal go before your brethren armed, all that be men of warre, and helpe them:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses hath given to you beyond the Jordan, and ye -- ye pass over by fifties, before your brethren, all the mighty ones of valour, and have helped them,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle will be kept here in the land which Moses gave you on this side of Jordan; but you, the fighting-men, are to go over before your brothers, armed, to give them help;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock, shall live in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 13:18 : 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.
  • Deut 20:8 : 8 The officers shall continue to speak to the people, saying: 'Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, so he does not cause his brothers' hearts to melt like his own.'
  • Rev 17:4 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Josh 1:15
    87%

    15 Until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they also take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them, then you may return to the land of your possession and settle it—the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.

  • Deut 3:18-21
    4 verses
    86%

    18 At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

    19 'But your wives, children, and livestock—I know you have much livestock—may stay in the towns I have given you.'

    20 'You are to help your fellow Israelites until the LORD gives them rest, as He has done for you, and they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. After that, each of you may return to the possession I have given you.'

    21 At that time, I also commanded Joshua, saying, 'Your own eyes have seen everything the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are crossing over.'

  • Josh 22:3-4
    2 verses
    82%

    3 You have not abandoned your brothers these many days up until today, but you have been careful to keep the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.

    4 And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, just as He promised them. So now turn and go back to your tents in the land of your possession, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you beyond the Jordan.

  • Josh 1:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11 “Go through the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for in three days you will cross the Jordan to take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you to inherit.’”

    12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

    13 “Remember the command that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you when he said: ‘The LORD your God will give you rest and will give you this land.’

  • Deut 11:31
    79%

    31 For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. You will take possession of it and live in it.

  • Num 32:19-22
    4 verses
    79%

    19 For we will not inherit any land with them beyond the Jordan, because our inheritance is on the east side of the Jordan.

    20 Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

    21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

    22 then the land will be subdued before the Lord, and afterward you may return and be free from obligation to the Lord and Israel. This land will then be your possession before the Lord.

  • Num 32:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26 Our children, wives, livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead,

    27 but your servants, every armed man of war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says."

  • Deut 1:38-39
    2 verses
    78%

    38 Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Strengthen him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it.

    39 And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Deut 29:11
    78%

    11 You are entering into the covenant of the LORD your God and His oath, which the LORD your God is making with you today.

  • Num 32:32
    78%

    32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

  • Deut 12:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9 For you have not yet come into the resting place and the inheritance that the Lord your God is giving you.

    10 But when you cross the Jordan and settle in the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in safety,

  • Num 32:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    30 But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan."

  • Deut 3:28
    75%

    28 ‘Charge Joshua and encourage him, for he will lead this people across and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’

  • Deut 1:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

    8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Deut 20:14
    75%

    14 However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.

  • Num 32:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 this land that the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel—is a land suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock."

    5 They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."

  • Josh 1:6
    74%

    6 Be strong and courageous, for you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

  • Josh 22:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given an inheritance in Bashan, and to the other half, Joshua gave an inheritance alongside their brothers west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them.

    8 He said to them, 'Return to your tents with much wealth—many possessions, livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a great quantity of clothing. Divide the plunder from your enemies with your brothers.'

  • Num 33:51
    74%

    51 'Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • Deut 31:7
    74%

    7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'

  • Josh 4:12
    74%

    12 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them.

  • Num 32:17
    74%

    17 But we will arm ourselves quickly and go before the Israelites until we bring them to their place. Meanwhile our children will stay in fortified cities, safe from the inhabitants of the land.

  • Deut 32:47
    74%

    47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Deut 31:3
    74%

    3 The LORD your God himself will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall take possession of them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.

  • Num 34:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.

    16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Deut 9:1
    73%

    1 Listen, Israel: Today you are crossing over the Jordan to enter and take possession of nations greater and stronger than you, with cities that are great and fortified up to the heavens.

  • Deut 4:22
    73%

    22 I will die in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan, but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.

  • Deut 11:9
    73%

    9 And so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Deut 2:29
    73%

    29 as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me—until I cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.'

  • Deut 31:13
    73%

    13 And their children, who do not know it yet, will hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Josh 13:32
    73%

    32 These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.

  • Josh 3:11
    73%

    11 'Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing ahead of you into the Jordan.'

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    73%

    8 I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. You took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.