Joshua 4:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    That all the people of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that you may fear the LORD your God forever.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    that all the peoples{H5971} of the earth{H776} may know{H3045} the hand{H3027} of Jehovah,{H3068} that it is mighty;{H2389} that ye may fear{H3372} Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} for ever.{H3117}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That all the people{H5971} of the earth{H776} might know{H3045}{(H8800)} the hand{H3027} of the LORD{H3068}, that it is mighty{H2389}: that ye might fear{H3372}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} for ever{H3117}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    that all the people vpon earth mighte knowe the hade of the LORDE, how mightie it is, to the intent that ye shulde allwaye feare the LORDE youre God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    That all the people of the worlde may know that the hand of the Lorde is mightie, that ye might feare the Lord your God continually.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    That all the people of ye world may knowe the hande of the Lorde howe mightie it is, and that ye might feare the Lorde your God for euer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it [is] mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it `is' strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may go in fear of the Lord your God for ever.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD’s power and so you might always obey the LORD your God.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 14:31 : 31 When Israel saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in Him and in Moses, His servant.
  • Ps 89:13 : 13 The north and the south, you created them; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing for joy at your name.
  • Ps 106:8 : 8 Yet He saved them for His name’s sake, to make His mighty power known.
  • 1 Kgs 8:42-43 : 42 for they will hear of Your great name, Your mighty hand, and Your outstretched arm. When they come and pray toward this house, 43 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all the foreigner asks You for, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and may know that this house I have built is called by Your name.
  • Exod 15:16 : 16 Terror and dread fall upon them; by the greatness of Your arm, they are still as a stone, until Your people pass by, LORD, until the people You have purchased pass by.
  • 2 Kgs 19:19 : 19 But now, Lord our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God.
  • 1 Chr 29:12 : 12 Wealth and honor come from you, and you rule over everything. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
  • Deut 6:2 : 2 So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I am commanding you today—you, your children, and your grandchildren—all the days of your life, and so your days may be prolonged.
  • Deut 28:10 : 10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the LORD is called upon you, and they will stand in awe of you.
  • 1 Sam 17:46 : 46 'Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the corpses of the Philistines’ army today to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.'
  • Exod 20:20 : 20 Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning.'
  • Ps 76:6-8 : 6 The valiant ones were plundered; they slept their final sleep, and none of the warriors could lift their hands. 7 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse fell into a deep sleep. 8 You alone are to be feared; who can stand before You when You are angry?
  • Ps 89:7 : 7 For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
  • 2 Kgs 5:15 : 15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.'
  • Exod 9:16 : 16 But I have raised you up for this purpose: that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
  • Jer 10:6-7 : 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant; I will never turn away from doing good to them. I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
  • Dan 3:26-29 : 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the opening of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, 'Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!' So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came out of the fire. 27 The satraps, prefects, governors, and the king’s officials gathered around and saw that the fire had had no effect on the bodies of these men. Their hair was not singed, their clothes were not burned, and there was no smell of fire on them. 28 Nebuchadnezzar declared, 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him, defied the king’s command, and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I issue a decree that any people, nation, or language that speaks against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble, for no other god can save in this way.'
  • Dan 4:34-34 : 34 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of Heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
  • Dan 6:26-27 : 26 I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will have no end. 27 He rescues and delivers; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 1 Kgs 8:60
    78%

    60 So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God and there is no other.

  • Josh 4:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 You are to let your children know: 'Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.'

    23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea when He dried it up before us until we had crossed over.

  • Deut 7:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18 Do not be afraid of them. Remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt—

    19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.

  • Deut 4:34-35
    2 verses
    76%

    34 Or has any god ever tried to take for himself a nation from within another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

    35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.

  • Deut 28:10
    76%

    10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the LORD is called upon you, and they will stand in awe of you.

  • Deut 31:13
    75%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 8:40
    75%

    40 so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land You gave to our ancestors.

  • Deut 11:2
    75%

    2 Know today that it was not your children, who did not know and have not seen, but you who witnessed the discipline of the LORD your God—His greatness, His strong hand, and His outstretched arm.

  • Josh 23:3
    74%

    3 You have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all the nations before you, for the LORD your God is the one who fought for you.

  • Deut 3:24
    74%

    24 ‘O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works You do?’

  • Deut 11:25
    74%

    25 No one will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land where you set foot, as He has promised you.

  • 1 Sam 12:24
    74%

    24 Only fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart. Consider what great things He has done for you.

  • 2 Kgs 17:36-39
    4 verses
    74%

    36 But fear only the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. Worship Him and sacrifice to Him alone.

    37 And you shall always observe and follow the statutes, ordinances, the law, and the commandment that He wrote for you. Do not fear other gods.

    38 Do not forget the covenant that I made with you, and do not fear other gods.

    39 Rather, fear the Lord your God, and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.

  • Deut 4:38-39
    2 verses
    73%

    38 He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

    39 So know today and take it to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

  • Ps 33:8
    73%

    8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

  • Deut 4:10
    73%

    10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people for Me, and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and to teach them to their children.'

  • Exod 14:31
    73%

    31 When Israel saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in Him and in Moses, His servant.

  • Josh 2:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9 and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

    10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

    11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted, and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

  • Josh 4:14
    73%

    14 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

  • 2 Chr 20:29
    72%

    29 The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

  • Deut 3:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    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.'

    22 Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is the one who fights for you.

  • Deut 34:12
    72%

    12 and for all the mighty acts of power and all the great and awe-inspiring deeds that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

  • Josh 24:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

    18 The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God.

  • Deut 10:21
    72%

    21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done great and awe-inspiring things for you, which your eyes have seen.

  • Josh 24:14
    72%

    14 Now, fear the LORD and serve Him with sincerity and truth. Put away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

  • Ps 109:27
    71%

    27 Let them know that this is Your hand; that You, Lord, have done it.

  • Deut 2:25
    71%

    25 This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the peoples under the heavens. When they hear reports of you, they will tremble and be in anguish because of you.'

  • Isa 41:20
    71%

    20 so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.

  • Exod 34:10
    71%

    10 The LORD responded, "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will perform wonders never before done in any nation or all the earth. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.

  • 2 Chr 6:31
    71%

    31 so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live on the face of the earth, which You gave to our ancestors.

  • Exod 14:13
    71%

    13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm, and you will see the LORD's salvation, which He will accomplish for you today. The Egyptians you see today, you will never see again forever.

  • Deut 6:24
    71%

    24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God for our own good always, so that He might preserve our lives, as it is today.

  • Josh 22:24
    71%

    24 We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

  • Josh 9:24
    71%

    24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • Deut 1:30
    70%

    30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as He did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.

  • Deut 8:6
    70%

    6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to revere Him.

  • Ps 64:9
    70%

    9 Their own tongues will cause their downfall; all who see them will shake their heads.

  • Josh 4:7
    70%

    7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”

  • Deut 26:19
    70%

    19 He will set you high above all the nations He has made, bringing you praise, fame, and honor. And you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.