Joshua 1:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲנ֔וּ אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּיתָ֙נוּ֙ נֽ͏ַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְאֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֖נוּ נֵלֵֽךְ

Transliteration

And wayyaʿănû ʾet-Yehôshuaʿ lēʾmōr all which-tsiwwîtānû naʿăśeh and-unto-all-which tishlāḥēnû nēlēk

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿănû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + waw consecutive - and they answered
*Yehôshuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying
*tsiwwîtānû*: piel perfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you have commanded us
*naʿăśeh*: qal imperfect 1st person plural - we will do
*tishlāḥēnû*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you will send us
*nēlēk*: qal imperfect 1st person plural - we will go

Word Meanings

*wayyaʿănû*: answered/responded/replied
*tsiwwîtānû*: you have commanded us/ordered us
*naʿăśeh*: we will do/perform/accomplish
*tishlāḥēnû*: you will send us/dispatch us
*nēlēk*: we will go/walk/travel

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 32:25 : 25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Deut 5:27 : 27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Rom 13:1-5 : 1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Titus 3:1 : 1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
1 Pet 2:13-15 : 13 {G3767} Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

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17According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
Josh 24:24
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24And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
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9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
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Josh 24:21-22
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8And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
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Josh 22:6
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6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
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